School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Aruba
Aruba: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 10.68 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Aruba, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Aruba recorded 10.68 years for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Aruba peaked at 11.06 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8.6 years, in 2012.
That places Aruba 18th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Aruba, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 8.66 years | — |
| 2000 | 8.83 years | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 9.04 years | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 9.37 years | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 9.35 years | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 9.46 years | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 9.41 years | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 9.47 years | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 9.33 years | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 9.04 years | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 9.32 years | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 9.45 years | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 8.64 years | -8.6% |
| 2012 | 8.6 years | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 10.28 years | +19.5% |
| 2014 | 10.46 years | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 10.9 years | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 10.86 years | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 10.84 years | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 11.06 years | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 10.75 years | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 10.68 years | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.66 years | 8.66 years | 8.66 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.26 years | 8.83 years | 9.47 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.89 years | 8.6 years | 10.9 years | 7 |
| 2020s | 10.83 years | 10.68 years | 11.06 years | 4 |
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More education data for Aruba
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 628 (2016)
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Aruba?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Aruba was 10.68 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 11.06 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6 years in 2012.
- How does Aruba rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- Aruba ranks 18th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. 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 life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release