School age population, primary education, both sexes in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
Sint Maarten (Dutch part): School age population, primary education, both sexes was 2,645 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Sint Maarten (Dutch part), 1999–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, both sexes in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) is 2,645, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.3% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) peaked at 3,437 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 2,645, in 2025.
That places Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 208th out of 222 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Sint Maarten (Dutch part), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 3,437 | — |
| 2000 | 3,367 | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 3,281 | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 3,215 | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 3,185 | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 3,164 | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 3,159 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 3,148 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 3,155 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 3,150 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 3,125 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 3,104 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 3,109 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 3,026 | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 3,066 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 3,071 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 3,114 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 3,150 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 3,157 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 3,110 | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 3,021 | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 2,897 | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 2,763 | -4.6% |
| 2025 | 2,645 | -4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,437 | 3,437 | 3,437 | 1 |
| 2000s | 3,195 | 3,125 | 3,367 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,091 | 3,026 | 3,150 | 7 |
| 2020s | 2,932 | 2,645 | 3,157 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
- 205 Turks and Caicos Islands 3,009 compare
- 206 British Virgin Islands 2,710 compare
- 207 Gibraltar 2,709 compare
- 209 Liechtenstein 1,884 compare
- 210 Nauru 1,804 compare
- 211 Monaco 1,784 compare
More education data for Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 70.7% (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 33 (2023)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 179 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, both sexes in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) was 2,645 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- The highest recorded value was 3,437 in 1999.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,645 in 2025.
- How does Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 208th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 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