School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number) in Aruba
Aruba: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number) was 4,274 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
4,274 number
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
186th
of 205 countries
All-time high
4,622 number
in 2010
All-time low
2,524 number
in 1989
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Aruba, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Aruba stood at 4,274 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Aruba peaked at 4,622 number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2,524 number, in 1989.
That places Aruba 186th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number) in Aruba, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4,165 number | — |
| 1971 | 4,168 number | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 4,151 number | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 4,139 number | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 4,142 number | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 4,163 number | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 4,189 number | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 4,224 number | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 4,255 number | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 4,243 number | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 4,162 number | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 4,039 number | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 3,840 number | -4.9% |
| 1983 | 3,659 number | -4.7% |
| 1984 | 3,470 number | -5.2% |
| 1985 | 3,259 number | -6.1% |
| 1986 | 3,024 number | -7.2% |
| 1987 | 2,765 number | -8.6% |
| 1988 | 2,594 number | -6.2% |
| 1989 | 2,524 number | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 2,549 number | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 2,641 number | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 2,686 number | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 2,765 number | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 2,877 number | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 3,018 number | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 3,172 number | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 3,349 number | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 3,527 number | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 3,683 number | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 3,795 number | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 3,887 number | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 3,965 number | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 4,068 number | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 4,194 number | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 4,337 number | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 4,479 number | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 4,486 number | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 4,543 number | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 4,607 number | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 4,622 number | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 4,593 number | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 4,554 number | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 4,529 number | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 4,511 number | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 4,491 number | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 4,462 number | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 4,422 number | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 4,364 number | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 4,310 number | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 4,274 number | -0.8% |
Aruba compared with similar countries
- Aruba's 4,274 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 128,810 number, 3% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Aruba's 4,274 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 115,976 number, 4% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4,184 number | 4,139 number | 4,255 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,334 number | 2,524 number | 4,162 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,027 number | 2,549 number | 3,683 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,236 number | 3,795 number | 4,607 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,486 number | 4,310 number | 4,622 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,274 number | 4,274 number | 4,274 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Aruba
- 183 Saint Lucia 5,151 number compare
- 184 United States Virgin Islands 4,961 number compare
- 185 Tonga 4,544 number compare
- 187 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3,621 number compare
- 188 Marshall Islands 2,963 number compare
- 189 Grenada 2,940 number compare
More education data for Aruba
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,144 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 493 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.24 (2014)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,182 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 553 (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 12.2 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0361 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -7.52 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3,901 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0354 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Aruba?
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Aruba was 4,274 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 4,622 number in 2010.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,524 number in 1989.
- How does Aruba rank for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Aruba ranks 186th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.