Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years) in Curacao
Curacao: Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years) was 2 years in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
2 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
167th
of 221 countries
All-time high
4 years
in 1999
All-time low
2 years
in 2020
Years of data
27
1999–2025
Theoretical duration of upper secondary education in Curacao, 1999–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for theoretical duration of upper secondary education in Curacao is 2 years, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, theoretical duration of upper secondary education in Curacao peaked at 4 years in 1999 and was at its lowest, 2 years, in 2020.
Curacao ranks 167th of 221 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years) in Curacao, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 4 years | — |
| 2000 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2 years | -50.0% |
| 2021 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2 years | +0.0% |
Curacao compared with similar countries
- Curacao's 2 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 3 years, 67% of the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Curacao's 2 years is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3 years, 67% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4 years | 4 years | 4 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 4 years | 4 years | 4 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4 years | 4 years | 4 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2 years | 2 years | 2 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Curacao
- 167 Anguilla 2 years compare
- 167 Andorra 2 years compare
- 167 American Samoa 2 years compare
- 167 Antigua and Barbuda 2 years compare
- 167 Australia 2 years compare
- 167 Azerbaijan 2 years compare
- 167 Belarus 2 years compare
- 167 Belize 2 years compare
- 167 Barbados 2 years compare
- 167 Bhutan 2 years compare
- 167 Botswana 2 years compare
- 167 Colombia 2 years compare
- 167 Costa Rica 2 years compare
- 167 Dominica 2 years compare
- 167 Ethiopia 2 years compare
- 167 Equatorial Guinea 2 years compare
- 167 Grenada 2 years compare
- 167 Guyana 2 years compare
- 167 Honduras 2 years compare
- 167 Ireland 2 years compare
- 167 Jamaica 2 years compare
- 167 Jordan 2 years compare
- 167 Kazakhstan 2 years compare
- 167 Kyrgyzstan 2 years compare
- 167 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2 years compare
- 167 Saint Lucia 2 years compare
- 167 Lesotho 2 years compare
- 167 Lithuania 2 years compare
- 167 Maldives 2 years compare
- 167 Myanmar 2 years compare
- 167 Mozambique 2 years compare
- 167 Montserrat 2 years compare
- 167 Malawi 2 years compare
- 167 Namibia 2 years compare
- 167 Nicaragua 2 years compare
- 167 Nauru 2 years compare
- 167 Oman 2 years compare
- 167 Peru 2 years compare
- 167 Philippines 2 years compare
- 167 Papua New Guinea 2 years compare
- 167 Russia 2 years compare
- 167 Singapore 2 years compare
- 167 Eswatini 2 years compare
- 167 Turks and Caicos Islands 2 years compare
- 167 Tajikistan 2 years compare
- 167 Tokelau 2 years compare
- 167 Turkmenistan 2 years compare
- 167 Trinidad and Tobago 2 years compare
- 167 Tanzania 2 years compare
- 167 Uganda 2 years compare
- 167 Ukraine 2 years compare
- 167 Uzbekistan 2 years compare
- 167 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2 years compare
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More education data for Curacao
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.1% (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is theoretical duration of upper secondary education in Curacao?
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education in Curacao was 2 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest theoretical duration of upper secondary education recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 4 years in 1999.
- What is the lowest theoretical duration of upper secondary education recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 years in 2020.
- How does Curacao rank for theoretical duration of upper secondary education?
- Curacao ranks 167th out of 221 countries with data for 2025.
- Is theoretical duration of upper secondary education rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Curacao data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release