School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) in Aruba
Aruba: School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) was 20.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
School enrollment, tertiary, female in Aruba, 1999–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2024, school enrollment, tertiary, female in Aruba stood at 20.0%. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of down 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary, female in Aruba peaked at 45.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 20.0%, in 2024.
Aruba ranks 139th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) in Aruba, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 27.8% | — |
| 2000 | 34.7% | +24.9% |
| 2001 | 35.0% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 34.1% | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 34.5% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 34.0% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 40.6% | +19.2% |
| 2006 | 40.1% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 41.1% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 40.9% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 40.5% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 41.5% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 43.2% | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 45.5% | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 24.3% | -46.5% |
| 2014 | 25.0% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 23.8% | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 23.8% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 20.0% | -15.9% |
Aruba compared with similar countries
- Aruba's 20.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 84.2%, 24% of the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Aruba's 20.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 50.6%, 40% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) in Aruba changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | -46.5% | 45.5% | 24.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.8% | 27.8% | 27.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 37.6% | 34.0% | 41.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.5% | 23.8% | 45.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 20.0% | 20.0% | 20.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Aruba
- 136 Bangladesh 20.8% compare
- 137 Saint Lucia 20.6% compare
- 138 Seychelles 20.1% compare
- 140 Comoros 18.3% compare
- 141 Cameroon 16.4% compare
- 142 Senegal 16.2% compare
More education data for Aruba
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,144 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 553 (2016)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.24 (2014)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 493 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,182 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 6.09 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8,367 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, tertiary, female in Aruba?
- School enrollment, tertiary, female in Aruba was 20.0% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary, female recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 45.5% in 2012.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary, female recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.0% in 2024.
- How does Aruba rank for school enrollment, tertiary, female?
- Aruba ranks 139th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary, female rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Aruba data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.