School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number) in Curacao
Curacao: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number) was 10,119 number in 2014. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Curacao, 1999–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Curacao recorded 10,119 number for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in 2014.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Curacao peaked at 10,248 number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 7,249 number, in 2001.
Curacao ranks 181st of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number) in Curacao, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 7,830 number | — |
| 2000 | 7,296 number | -6.8% |
| 2001 | 7,249 number | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 7,910 number | +9.1% |
| 2003 | 8,176 number | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 8,133 number | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 8,043 number | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 8,132 number | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 8,552 number | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 8,777 number | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 8,895 number | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 9,043 number | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 9,405 number | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 10,035 number | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 10,248 number | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 10,119 number | -1.3% |
Curacao compared with similar countries
- Curacao's 10,119 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 257,364 number, 4% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Curacao's 10,119 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 260,288 number, 4% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,830 number | 7,830 number | 7,830 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 8,116 number | 7,249 number | 8,895 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,770 number | 9,043 number | 10,248 number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Curacao
- 178 Saint Lucia 15,415 number compare
- 179 Micronesia (country) 11,535 number compare
- 180 Kiribati 10,559 number compare
- 182 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 9,432 number compare
- 183 Grenada 8,856 number compare
- 184 Tonga 8,751 number compare
More education data for Curacao
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % 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 10,119 number in 2014, 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 10,248 number in 2013.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,249 number in 2001.
- How does Curacao rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- Curacao ranks 181st out of 203 countries with data for 2014.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.4%. 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
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.