Education in Aruba

1,549 indicators covering education for Aruba.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
School age population, secondary education, female 3,382 2025 down 7.3% 194th
School age population, secondary education, male 3,518 2025 down 6.9% 194th
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 4,123 2025 down 8.6% 192nd
School age population, upper secondary education, male 2,102 2025 down 7.2% 191st
School age population, upper secondary education, female 2,021 2025 down 10.1% 192nd
Enrolment in primary education, male 3,901 2024 down 23.3% 193rd
Enrolment in primary education, female 3,818 2024 down 19.3% 192nd
Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 8,367 2024 down 0.1% 192nd
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 78.5% 2024 down 9.8% 178th
Teachers in primary education, both sexes 628 2016 up 9.8% 191st
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 2,326 2024 down 17.3% 189th
Enrolment in secondary education, male 4,005 2024 down 5.1% 191st
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 21.5% 2024 up 65.7% 43rd
Enrolment in secondary education, female 4,362 2024 up 5.0% 190th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 77.5% 2022 down 7.2% 172nd
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 867 2024 down 65.9% 189th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 76.1% 2022 down 16.0% 185th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 23.9% 2022 up 153.4% 33rd
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 22.5% 2022 up 36.6% 46th
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.46 years 2024 down 6.7% 54th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes 107.7% 2024 down 7.3% 50th
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female 84.4% 2015 up 4.5% 69th
Teachers in primary education, female 519 2015 up 13.3% 187th
Teachers in primary education, male 96 2015 down 11.9% 188th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male 278 2024 down 29.3% 186th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female 589 2024 down 30.0% 182nd
Theoretical duration of primary education 6 years 2025 unchanged 29th
Official entrance age to primary education 6 years 2025 unchanged 33rd
Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years 2025 unchanged 14th
Theoretical duration of pre-primary education 2 years 2025 unchanged 146th
Official entrance age to lower secondary education 12 years 2025 unchanged 30th
Start of the academic school year 2,024 2025 up 0.5% 56th
Theoretical duration of lower secondary education 2 years 2025 unchanged 205th
Official entrance age to upper secondary education 14 years 2025 unchanged 184th
Theoretical duration of upper secondary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 52nd
Theoretical duration of secondary education 5 years 2025 unchanged 193rd
Start of the academic school year 2,021 tertiary education 2022 up 0.5% 156th
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 1,391 2025 down 2.8% 194th
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 682 2025 down 5.7% 194th
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 709 2025 up 0.1% 194th
Secondary education, pupils 8,367 2024 down 0.1% 188th
Secondary education, teachers, female, per square kilometre 1.83 units per square kilometre 2012 up 50.2% 19th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female 109.5% 2024 down 6.0% 38th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index 1.03 GPIA 2024 up 2.8% 16th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male 106.0% 2024 down 9.8% 58th
School life expectancy, primary, female 6.57 years 2024 down 5.5% 49th
School life expectancy, primary, male 6.36 years 2024 down 8.4% 59th
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita 1.8% 2014 down 13.9% 137th
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index 1.03 GPIA 2024 up 3.1% 18th
Secondary education, general pupils, annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year 2014 down 54.1% 74th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female 108.6% 2012 up 2.5% 25th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male 106.3% 2012 down 0.7% 39th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female 11.93 years 2012 up 1.3% 80th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index 1.02 GPI 2012 up 3.4% 49th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male 11.68 years 2012 down 2.1% 89th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female 1,144 2024 down 16.1% 183rd
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male 1,182 2024 down 18.4% 183rd
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes 493 2022 down 38.1% 145th
Government expenditure on education, total 3.6% 2021 down 38.8% 120th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), per 1.22 units per square kilometre 2022 down 35.5% 11th