School age population, primary education, both sexes (number) in Curacao
Curacao: School age population, primary education, both sexes (number) was 12,203 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
12,203
Change on year
down 4.0%
World rank
191st
of 222 countries
All-time high
16,413
in 1999
All-time low
10,711
in 2023
Years of data
27
1999–2025
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Curacao, 1999–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, both sexes in Curacao 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 Curacao peaked at 16,413 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 10,711, in 2023.
Curacao 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 (number) in Curacao, 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% |
Curacao compared with similar countries
- Curacao's 12,203 is below the median for high income countries, which is 215,283, 6% of the median. (80 countries reporting)
- Curacao's 12,203 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 211,441, 6% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
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 Curacao
- 188 Saint Lucia 14,694 compare
- 189 Micronesia (country) 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 Curacao
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.6% (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, both sexes in Curacao?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Curacao was 12,203 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 16,413 in 1999.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,711 in 2023.
- How does Curacao rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Curacao ranks 191st out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Curacao 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