School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Curacao
Curacao: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 12,885 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Curacao, 1999–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Curacao is 12,885, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Curacao peaked at 14,125 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 10,269, in 2023.
That places Curacao 189th out of 220 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Curacao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 14,125 | — |
| 2000 | 13,620 | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 12,709 | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 12,364 | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 12,522 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 12,677 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 12,901 | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 13,388 | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 14,082 | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 14,081 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 13,996 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 13,688 | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 13,694 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 13,307 | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 12,999 | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 12,931 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 12,685 | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 12,661 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 12,491 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 12,266 | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 11,892 | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 11,364 | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 11,009 | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 10,529 | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 10,269 | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 12,571 | +22.4% |
| 2025 | 12,885 | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14,125 | 14,125 | 14,125 | 1 |
| 2000s | 13,234 | 12,364 | 14,082 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,861 | 11,892 | 13,694 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,438 | 10,269 | 12,885 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Curacao
- 186 Tonga 17,434 compare
- 187 Barbados 17,071 compare
- 188 Micronesia (country) 14,331 compare
- 190 Seychelles 11,621 compare
- 191 Saint Lucia 11,462 compare
- 192 Grenada 8,741 compare
More education data for Curacao
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.1% (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Curacao?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Curacao was 12,885 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 14,125 in 1999.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,269 in 2023.
- How does Curacao rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Curacao ranks 189th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. 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, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release