Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number) in Aruba
Aruba: Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number) was 628 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, both sexes in Aruba, 1999–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Aruba recorded 628 for teachers in primary education, both sexes in 2016.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, both sexes in Aruba peaked at 676 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 473, in 1999.
That places Aruba 191st out of 216 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number) in Aruba, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 473 | — |
| 2000 | 486 | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 498 | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 516 | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 537 | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 552 | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 567 | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 572 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 594 | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 579 | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 582 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 676 | +16.2% |
| 2011 | 576 | -14.8% |
| 2012 | 577 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 591 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 596 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 615 | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 628 | +2.1% |
Aruba compared with similar countries
- Aruba's 628 is below the median for high income countries, which is 17,584, 4% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Aruba's 628 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18,882, 3% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 473 | 473 | 473 | 1 |
| 2000s | 548.3 | 486 | 594 | 10 |
| 2010s | 608.43 | 576 | 676 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Aruba
- 188 Micronesia (country) 774 compare
- 189 Kiribati 734 compare
- 190 Seychelles 671 compare
- 192 Grenada 620 compare
- 193 Dominica 552 compare
- 194 American Samoa 524
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 teachers in primary education, both sexes in Aruba?
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes in Aruba was 628 in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 676 in 2010.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 473 in 1999.
- How does Aruba rank for teachers in primary education, both sexes?
- Aruba ranks 191st out of 216 countries with data for 2016.
- Is teachers in primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. 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 Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release