School age population, primary education, both sexes in Curaçao
Curaçao: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 12,203 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Curaçao, 1999–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, both sexes in Curaçao is 12,203, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 4.0% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Curaçao peaked at 16,413 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 10,711, in 2023.
Curaçao ranks 191st of 222 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Curaçao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 16,413 | — |
| 2000 | 14,025 | -14.5% |
| 2001 | 13,491 | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 12,851 | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 12,600 | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 12,438 | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 12,374 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 12,365 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 12,670 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 12,526 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 12,283 | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 12,201 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 12,105 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 12,077 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 11,837 | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 11,567 | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 11,641 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 11,592 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 11,633 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 11,599 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 11,570 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 11,400 | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 11,245 | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 11,026 | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 10,711 | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 12,718 | +18.7% |
| 2025 | 12,203 | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16,413 | 16,413 | 16,413 | 1 |
| 2000s | 12,762 | 12,283 | 14,025 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,782 | 11,567 | 12,201 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,550 | 10,711 | 12,718 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Curaçao
- 188 Saint Lucia 14,694 compare
- 189 Micronesia, Federated States of 14,212 compare
- 190 Tonga 14,096 compare
- 192 Grenada 10,476 compare
- 193 Seychelles 10,376 compare
- 194 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 10,374 compare
More education data for Curaçao
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.6% (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.07 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, both sexes in Curaçao?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Curaçao was 12,203 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Curaçao?
- The highest recorded value was 16,413 in 1999.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Curaçao?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,711 in 2023.
- How does Curaçao rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Curaçao ranks 191st out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Curaçao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Curaçao data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release