School age population, tertiary education, female in Curaçao
Curaçao: School age population, tertiary education, female was 5,497 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, female in Curaçao, 1999–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, tertiary education, female in Curaçao stood at 5,497.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Curaçao peaked at 5,555 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3,459, in 2002.
That places Curaçao 189th out of 221 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, female in Curaçao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 4,544 | — |
| 2000 | 3,873 | -14.8% |
| 2001 | 3,603 | -7.0% |
| 2002 | 3,459 | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 3,567 | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 3,808 | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 4,005 | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 4,224 | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 4,294 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 4,428 | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 4,494 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 4,461 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 4,623 | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 4,699 | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 4,746 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 4,785 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 4,888 | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 4,889 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4,756 | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 4,549 | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 4,253 | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 4,071 | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 3,947 | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 3,771 | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 3,536 | -6.2% |
| 2024 | 5,555 | +57.1% |
| 2025 | 5,497 | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,544 | 4,544 | 4,544 | 1 |
| 2000s | 3,976 | 3,459 | 4,494 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,665 | 4,253 | 4,889 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,396 | 3,536 | 5,555 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Curaçao
More education data for Curaçao
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.07 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs share of women between 25 and 29 years old with no e 1.07 (2023)
- Womens educational attainment vs fertility 1.07 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, female in Curaçao?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Curaçao was 5,497 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Curaçao?
- The highest recorded value was 5,555 in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Curaçao?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,459 in 2002.
- How does Curaçao rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Curaçao ranks 189th out of 221 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Curaçao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release