School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Aruba
Aruba: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes was 7,635 number in 2016. ▲ Rising
Latest (2016)
7,635 number
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
185th
of 203 countries
All-time high
7,635 number
in 2015
All-time low
4,328 number
in 1991
Years of data
47
1970–2016
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Aruba, 1970–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Aruba recorded 7,635 number for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in 2016. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
The figure is up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Aruba peaked at 7,635 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 4,328 number, in 1991.
Aruba ranks 185th of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Aruba, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6,027 number | — |
| 1971 | 6,156 number | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 6,259 number | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 6,301 number | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 6,309 number | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 6,311 number | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 6,328 number | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 6,347 number | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 6,388 number | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 6,466 number | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 6,603 number | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 6,772 number | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 6,863 number | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 6,858 number | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 6,748 number | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 6,520 number | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 6,201 number | -4.9% |
| 1987 | 5,615 number | -9.5% |
| 1988 | 5,071 number | -9.7% |
| 1989 | 4,637 number | -8.6% |
| 1990 | 4,378 number | -5.6% |
| 1991 | 4,328 number | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 4,531 number | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 4,697 number | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 4,828 number | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 4,913 number | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 4,969 number | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 5,048 number | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 5,087 number | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 5,151 number | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 5,322 number | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 5,603 number | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 5,965 number | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 6,250 number | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 6,478 number | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 6,647 number | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 6,776 number | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 6,581 number | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 6,362 number | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 6,210 number | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 6,239 number | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 6,466 number | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 6,941 number | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 7,292 number | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 7,528 number | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 7,635 number | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 7,635 number | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6,289 number | 6,027 number | 6,466 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,189 number | 4,637 number | 6,863 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,793 number | 4,328 number | 5,151 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,219 number | 5,322 number | 6,776 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,105 number | 6,239 number | 7,635 number | 7 |
Countries ranked near Aruba
- 182 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 9,432 number compare
- 183 Grenada 8,856 number compare
- 184 Tonga 8,751 number compare
- 186 Antigua and Barbuda 7,510 number compare
- 187 Dominica 7,490 number compare
- 188 Seychelles 6,410 number compare
More education data for Aruba
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 628 (2016)
- Population ages 0-14 16.5% (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 107.72 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 107.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Aruba?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Aruba was 7,635 number in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 7,635 number in 2015.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,328 number in 1991.
- How does Aruba rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- Aruba ranks 185th out of 203 countries with data for 2016.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. 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, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.