School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Aruba
Aruba: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 0.8758 years in 2016. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Aruba, 1999–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2016, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Aruba stood at 0.8758 years.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 43.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Aruba peaked at 2.05 years in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.8732 years, in 2015.
That places Aruba 117th out of 183 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Aruba, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.4 years | — |
| 2000 | 1.4 years | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 1.42 years | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 1.33 years | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 1.34 years | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 1.33 years | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 1.57 years | +17.7% |
| 2006 | 1.55 years | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 1.68 years | +8.7% |
| 2008 | 1.74 years | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 1.76 years | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 1.9 years | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 2.05 years | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 1.89 years | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9265 years | -50.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9438 years | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.8732 years | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 0.8758 years | +0.3% |
Aruba compared with similar countries
- Aruba's 0.8758 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.2 years, 27% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Aruba's 0.8758 years is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.95 years, 45% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes 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 | -50.9% | 1.89 years | 0.9265 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.4 years | 1.4 years | 1.4 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.51 years | 1.33 years | 1.76 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.35 years | 0.8732 years | 2.05 years | 7 |
Countries ranked near Aruba
More education data for Aruba
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 8,367 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -8.14 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 7,719 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,182 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 553 (2016)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 493 (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -8.76 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,144 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Aruba?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Aruba was 0.8758 years in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 2.05 years in 2011.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8732 years in 2015.
- How does Aruba rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- Aruba ranks 117th out of 183 countries with data for 2016.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Aruba data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.