School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Curacao
Curacao: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes was 4,126 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Curacao, 1999–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Curacao stood at 4,126.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 51.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Curacao peaked at 9,502 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 3,492, in 2023.
That places Curacao 191st out of 220 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Curacao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 9,054 | — |
| 2000 | 9,211 | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 8,631 | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 8,261 | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 8,142 | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 8,181 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 8,448 | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 8,851 | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 9,258 | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 9,502 | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 9,444 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 9,306 | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 9,471 | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 9,167 | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 8,814 | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 8,657 | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 8,472 | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 8,569 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 8,472 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 8,352 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 8,059 | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 3,916 | -51.4% |
| 2021 | 3,762 | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 3,609 | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 3,492 | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 4,150 | +18.8% |
| 2025 | 4,126 | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,054 | 9,054 | 9,054 | 1 |
| 2000s | 8,793 | 8,142 | 9,502 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,734 | 8,059 | 9,471 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,842 | 3,492 | 4,150 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Curacao
- 188 Barbados 7,090 compare
- 189 Seychelles 6,541 compare
- 190 Saint Lucia 4,981 compare
- 192 Aruba 4,123 compare
- 193 Marshall Islands 3,855 compare
- 194 Grenada 3,499 compare
More education data for Curacao
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.6% (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Curacao?
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Curacao was 4,126 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 9,502 in 2008.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,492 in 2023.
- How does Curacao rank for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Curacao ranks 191st out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Curacao data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release