School age population, primary education, both sexes (number) in Curacao
Curacao: School age population, primary education, both sexes (number) was 12,449 number in 2020. ▬ Flat
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Curacao, 2011–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Curacao stood at 12,449 number. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Curacao peaked at 12,927 number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 12,449 number, in 2020.
That places Curacao 185th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
School age population, primary education, both sexes (number) in Curacao, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 12,620 number | — |
| 2012 | 12,837 number | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 12,927 number | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 12,918 number | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 12,840 number | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 12,732 number | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 12,605 number | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 12,505 number | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 12,453 number | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 12,449 number | -0.0% |
Curacao compared with similar countries
- Curacao's 12,449 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 227,912 number, 5% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Curacao's 12,449 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 275,154 number, 5% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12,715 number | 12,453 number | 12,927 number | 9 |
| 2020s | 12,449 number | 12,449 number | 12,449 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Curacao
- 182 Tonga 14,847 number compare
- 183 Micronesia (country) 14,228 number compare
- 184 Grenada 12,635 number compare
- 186 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 11,551 number compare
- 187 United States Virgin Islands 10,645 number
- 188 Antigua and Barbuda 9,845 number compare
More education data for Curacao
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % 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 12,449 number in 2020, 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 12,927 number in 2013.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,449 number in 2020.
- How does Curacao rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Curacao ranks 185th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.