School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Aruba
Aruba: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 7,083 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
7,083 number
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
189th
of 205 countries
All-time high
7,690 number
in 2009
All-time low
4,217 number
in 1989
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Aruba, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Aruba recorded 7,083 number for school age population, secondary education, both sexes in 2020.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Aruba peaked at 7,690 number in 2009 and was at its lowest, 4,217 number, in 1989.
Aruba ranks 189th of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Aruba, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7,059 number | — |
| 1971 | 7,052 number | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 7,039 number | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 7,041 number | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 7,055 number | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 7,088 number | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 7,111 number | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 7,083 number | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 6,995 number | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 6,859 number | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 6,677 number | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 6,458 number | -3.3% |
| 1982 | 6,121 number | -5.2% |
| 1983 | 5,808 number | -5.1% |
| 1984 | 5,485 number | -5.6% |
| 1985 | 5,132 number | -6.4% |
| 1986 | 4,755 number | -7.3% |
| 1987 | 4,442 number | -6.6% |
| 1988 | 4,267 number | -3.9% |
| 1989 | 4,217 number | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 4,282 number | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 4,445 number | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 4,539 number | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 4,716 number | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 4,954 number | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 5,232 number | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 5,513 number | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 5,794 number | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 6,033 number | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 6,234 number | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 6,401 number | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 6,561 number | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 6,722 number | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 6,932 number | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 7,170 number | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 7,417 number | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 7,641 number | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 7,657 number | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 7,681 number | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 7,690 number | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 7,662 number | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 7,604 number | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 7,536 number | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 7,493 number | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 7,455 number | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 7,405 number | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 7,336 number | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 7,274 number | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 7,201 number | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 7,131 number | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 7,083 number | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7,038 number | 6,859 number | 7,111 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,336 number | 4,217 number | 6,677 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,174 number | 4,282 number | 6,234 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,187 number | 6,401 number | 7,690 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,410 number | 7,131 number | 7,662 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,083 number | 7,083 number | 7,083 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Aruba
- 186 Marshall Islands 9,124 number compare
- 187 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 8,792 number compare
- 188 Grenada 7,805 number compare
- 190 Antigua and Barbuda 6,890 number compare
- 191 Bermuda 4,837 number compare
- 192 Cayman Islands 4,736 number compare
More education data for Aruba
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 628 (2016)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.5% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Aruba?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Aruba was 7,083 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 7,690 number in 2009.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,217 number in 1989.
- How does Aruba rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Aruba ranks 189th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Aruba 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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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.