School age population, primary education, male in Curaçao
Curaçao: School age population, primary education, male was 6,222 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, primary education, male in Curaçao, 1999–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, primary education, male in Curaçao stood at 6,222.
That represents a change of down 4.0% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Curaçao peaked at 8,299 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 5,505, 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, male in Curaçao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 8,299 | — |
| 2000 | 7,055 | -15.0% |
| 2001 | 6,823 | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 6,484 | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 6,449 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 6,365 | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 6,333 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 6,314 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 6,335 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 6,512 | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 6,364 | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 6,263 | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 6,231 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 6,226 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 6,052 | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 5,868 | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 5,906 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 5,925 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 5,962 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 5,915 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 5,953 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 5,881 | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 5,793 | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 5,687 | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 5,505 | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 6,478 | +17.7% |
| 2025 | 6,222 | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,299 | 8,299 | 8,299 | 1 |
| 2000s | 6,503 | 6,314 | 7,055 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,030 | 5,868 | 6,263 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,928 | 5,505 | 6,478 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Curaçao
- 188 Tonga 7,486 compare
- 189 Saint Lucia 7,444 compare
- 190 Micronesia, Federated States of 7,328 compare
- 192 Grenada 5,342 compare
- 193 Seychelles 5,340 compare
- 194 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5,261 compare
More education data for Curaçao
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.07 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs share of women between 25 and 29 years old with no e 1.07 (2023)
- Womens educational attainment vs fertility 1.07 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, male in Curaçao?
- School age population, primary education, male in Curaçao was 6,222 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Curaçao?
- The highest recorded value was 8,299 in 1999.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Curaçao?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,505 in 2023.
- How does Curaçao rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- Curaçao ranks 191st out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in Curaçao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release