School age population, primary education, female (number) (population) in Curacao
Curacao: School age population, primary education, female (number) (population) was 5,981 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
5,981
Change on year
down 4.2%
World rank
191st
of 222 countries
All-time high
8,114
in 1999
All-time low
5,206
in 2023
Years of data
27
1999–2025
School age population, primary education, female in Curacao, 1999–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Curacao recorded 5,981 for school age population, primary education, female in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Curacao peaked at 8,114 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 5,206, 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, female (number) (population) in Curacao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 8,114 | — |
| 2000 | 6,970 | -14.1% |
| 2001 | 6,668 | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 6,367 | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 6,151 | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 6,073 | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 6,041 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 6,051 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 6,335 | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 6,014 | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 5,919 | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 5,938 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 5,874 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 5,851 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 5,785 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 5,699 | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 5,735 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 5,667 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 5,671 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 5,684 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 5,617 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 5,519 | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 5,452 | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 5,339 | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 5,206 | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 6,240 | +19.9% |
| 2025 | 5,981 | -4.2% |
Curacao compared with similar countries
- Curacao's 5,981 is below the median for high income countries, which is 104,653, 6% of the median. (80 countries reporting)
- Curacao's 5,981 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 103,828, 6% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,114 | 8,114 | 8,114 | 1 |
| 2000s | 6,259 | 5,919 | 6,970 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,752 | 5,617 | 5,938 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,623 | 5,206 | 6,240 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Curacao
- 188 Saint Lucia 7,250 compare
- 189 Micronesia (country) 6,884 compare
- 190 Tonga 6,610 compare
- 192 Grenada 5,134 compare
- 193 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5,113 compare
- 194 Seychelles 5,036 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, female in Curacao?
- School age population, primary education, female in Curacao was 5,981 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 8,114 in 1999.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,206 in 2023.
- How does Curacao rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Curacao ranks 191st out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release