School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Curaçao
Curaçao: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes was 11,375 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Curaçao, 1999–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Curaçao 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 Curaçao peaked at 11,606 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6,873, in 2002.
Curaçao 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 in Curaçao, 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% |
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 Curaçao
- 185 Martinique 18,788 compare
- 186 Barbados 18,163 compare
- 187 Saint Lucia 12,570 compare
- 189 Micronesia, Federated States of 11,194 compare
- 190 Tonga 10,901 compare
- 191 Kiribati 10,763 compare
More education data for Curaçao
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.6% (2025)
- 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)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.07 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Curaçao?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Curaçao was 11,375 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Curaçao?
- The highest recorded value was 11,606 in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Curaçao?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,873 in 2002.
- How does Curaçao rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- Curaçao ranks 188th out of 221 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in Curaçao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Curaçao 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