Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general in Aruba
Aruba: Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general was 42.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Aruba, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Aruba stood at 42.7%.
That represents a change of up 10.9% on the previous year and down 48.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Aruba peaked at 82.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 38.5%, in 2022.
That places Aruba 173rd out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general in Aruba, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 69.2% | — |
| 2000 | 73.9% | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 71.8% | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 71.0% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 69.8% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 74.0% | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 74.7% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 76.4% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 70.4% | -7.9% |
| 2008 | 72.8% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 74.6% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 76.4% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 78.1% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 82.6% | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 49.4% | -40.2% |
| 2019 | 47.6% | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 41.0% | -13.8% |
| 2021 | 54.0% | +31.5% |
| 2022 | 38.5% | -28.6% |
| 2024 | 42.7% | +10.9% |
Aruba compared with similar countries
- Aruba's 42.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 71.3%, 60% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Aruba's 42.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 86.1%, 50% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | -40.2% | 82.6% | 49.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.2% | 69.2% | 69.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 72.9% | 69.8% | 76.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.8% | 47.6% | 82.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 44.0% | 38.5% | 54.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Aruba
- 170 Romania 43.6% compare
- 171 Bulgaria 42.9% compare
- 172 Luxembourg 42.8% compare
- 174 Angola 40.6% compare
- 175 Switzerland 39.3% compare
- 176 North Macedonia 35.5% compare
More education data for Aruba
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,144 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -8.14 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7,719 (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0715 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 7,719 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 8,367 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 553 (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Aruba?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Aruba was 42.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 82.6% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.5% in 2022.
- How does Aruba rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Aruba ranks 173rd out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.3%. 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 Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release