Education in Aruba

105 indicators covering education for Aruba.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Primary school starting age 6 years 2025 unchanged 33rd
Lower secondary school starting age 12 years 2025 unchanged 30th
Population ages 0-14 16.5% 2025 down 13.2% 159th
Population ages 15-64 65.7% 2025 down 5.2% 82nd
School enrollment, primary 107.7% 2024 down 7.3% 46th
Primary education, teachers 628 2016 up 9.8% 187th
School enrollment, primary, female 109.5% 2024 down 6.0% 35th
School enrollment, primary, male 106.0% 2024 down 9.8% 54th
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9643 GPI 2015 up 2.8% 158th
School enrollment, secondary 124.4% 2024 up 14.1% 12th
Secondary education, teachers 553 2016 up 6.8% 188th
School enrollment, secondary, female 128.7% 2024 up 18.2% 10th
School enrollment, secondary, male 119.9% 2024 up 10.0% 15th
School enrollment, tertiary 14.1% 2024 down 20.8% 147th
School enrollment, primary, private 73.4% 2014 down 7.7% 6th
School enrollment, preprimary 103.5% 2015 up 3.1% 16th
School enrollment, tertiary, female 20.0% 2024 down 20.2% 139th
School enrollment, tertiary, male 8.6% 2024 down 21.0% 161st
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index 1.02 GPI 2012 down 3.4% 89th
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 1.57 GPI 2024 up 0.3% 8th
Secondary education, teachers, female 329 2012 up 50.2% 184th
Primary completion rate, female 94.4% 2022 down 4.0% 103rd
Primary completion rate, male 93.2% 2022 up 3.8% 98th
Government expenditure on education, total 3.6% 2021 down 38.8% 120th
Secondary education, general pupils 7,643 2014 up 31.5% 186th
Lower secondary completion rate, total 107.2% 2022 up 7.4% 7th
School enrollment, preprimary, female 102.3% 2015 up 2.5% 19th
School enrollment, preprimary, male 104.7% 2015 up 3.6% 13th
Persistence to last grade of primary, total 85.0% 2021 down 8.7% 114th
Government expenditure on education, total 11.0% 2021 down 49.6% 132nd
Secondary education, general pupils 50.8% 2014 down 3.6% 62nd
Lower secondary completion rate, female 104.6% 2022 down 2.8% 12th
Lower secondary completion rate, male 109.6% 2022 up 18.5% 6th
Children out of school 1.8% 2014 down 13.9% 131st
Primary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 25th
Primary education, pupils 7,719 2024 down 21.4% 191st
Secondary education, duration 5 years 2025 unchanged 183rd
Secondary education, pupils 8,367 2024 down 0.1% 188th
Persistence to last grade of primary, female 85.2% 2020 down 12.4% 104th
Persistence to last grade of primary, male 86.0% 2020 up 0.3% 96th
Secondary education, vocational pupils 1,088 2012 down 9.2% 165th
Secondary education, vocational pupils 36.0% 2012 down 3.7% 137th
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total 111.0% 2014 up 9.2% 37th
Primary education, teachers 84.4% 2015 up 4.5% 64th
Repeaters, primary, total 7.3% 2014 down 13.8% 46th
Persistence to grade 5, total 87.2% 2021 down 6.6% 98th
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female 108.9% 2014 up 11.1% 43rd
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male 113.0% 2014 up 7.3% 35th
Share of the population with no formal education with projections 0.4% 2100 down 36.4% 93rd
Number of adults with no formal education by region 500 people 2100 down 37.5% 185th
Population by level of education 61,300 people 2100 up 6.8% 191st
Repeaters, primary, female 6.3% 2014 down 13.9% 46th
Repeaters, primary, male 8.3% 2014 down 13.6% 43rd
School enrollment, secondary, private 92.4% 2012 up 1.0% 3rd
School enrollment, primary 99.2% 2014 up 4.9% 11th
Trained teachers in primary education 99.5% 2012 down 0.5% 46th
Over-age students, primary 11.5% 2014 down 21.3% 58th
Secondary education, teachers 59.3% 2012 up 21.5% 99th
School enrollment, primary, female 97.7% 2009 down 0.8% 23rd
School enrollment, primary, male 94.1% 2009 down 3.2% 71st