School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number) in Curacao
Curacao: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number) was 11,375 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Curacao, 1999–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Curacao is 11,375, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Curacao peaked at 11,606 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6,873, in 2002.
Curacao ranks 188th of 221 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number) in Curacao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 8,943 | — |
| 2000 | 7,713 | -13.8% |
| 2001 | 7,137 | -7.5% |
| 2002 | 6,873 | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 7,061 | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 7,495 | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 7,977 | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 8,437 | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 8,588 | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 8,832 | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 8,906 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 8,886 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 9,228 | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 9,408 | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 9,513 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 9,597 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 9,846 | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 9,885 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 9,691 | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 9,304 | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 8,926 | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 8,482 | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 8,104 | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 7,748 | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 7,303 | -5.7% |
| 2024 | 11,606 | +58.9% |
| 2025 | 11,375 | -2.0% |
Curacao compared with similar countries
- Curacao's 11,375 is below the median for high income countries, which is 247,364, 5% of the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Curacao's 11,375 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 227,526, 5% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number) in Curacao changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +58.9% | 7,303 | 11,606 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,943 | 8,943 | 8,943 | 1 |
| 2000s | 7,902 | 6,873 | 8,906 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,428 | 8,886 | 9,885 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,103 | 7,303 | 11,606 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Curacao
- 185 Martinique 18,788 compare
- 186 Barbados 18,163 compare
- 187 Saint Lucia 12,570 compare
- 189 Micronesia (country) 11,194 compare
- 190 Tonga 10,901 compare
- 191 Kiribati 10,763 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, tertiary education, both sexes in Curacao?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Curacao was 11,375 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 11,606 in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,873 in 2002.
- How does Curacao rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- Curacao ranks 188th out of 221 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Curacao data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release