Education in Curacao 265 indicators covering education for Curacao. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Primary school starting age 6 years 2025 unchanged 33rd Lower secondary school starting age 12 years 2025 unchanged 30th Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Population ages 0-14 14.6% 2025 down 22.1% 185th Population ages 15-64 68.1% 2025 up 1.2% 50th Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year 2025 down 0.5% 16th Duration of pre-primary education 3 years 2025 up 50.0% 27th Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years 2025 down 25.0% 58th Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year 2022 down 0.5% 21st Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education 2022 up 0.5% 156th Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.07 live births per woman 2024 down 46.4% 225th Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate 1.07 live births per woman 2023 down 48.9% 225th Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education 1.07 live births per woman 2023 down 48.9% 225th Womens educational attainment vs fertility, annual growth rate -0.0931 % change on previous year 2023 up 97.9% 42nd Official entrance age to upper secondary education 14 years 2020 unchanged 174th School age population, pre-primary education, female 2,008 number 2019 down 1.4% 184th School age population, pre-primary education, male 2,110 number 2019 up 0.3% 184th School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes 2,073 number 2020 down 0.2% 183rd School age population, primary education, female 6,097 number 2020 down 0.9% 185th School age population, last grade of primary education, male 1,054 number 2020 down 1.8% 183rd School age population, last grade of primary education, female 1,019 number 2020 up 1.5% 183rd School age population, lower secondary education, female 2,094 number 2020 up 2.4% 188th School age population, primary education, both sexes 12,449 number 2020 down 1.4% 185th School age population, primary education, male 6,352 number 2020 down 1.8% 185th School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes 4,269 number 2020 up 1.3% 188th School age population, secondary education, female 6,465 number 2020 down 2.5% 182nd School age population, secondary education, both sexes 13,212 number 2020 down 1.8% 182nd School age population, lower secondary education, male 2,175 number 2020 up 0.2% 188th School age population, secondary education, male 6,747 number 2020 down 1.1% 182nd School age population, upper secondary education, female 4,371 number 2020 down 4.7% 179th School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 8,943 number 2020 down 3.2% 179th School age population, upper secondary education, male 4,572 number 2020 down 1.8% 178th School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes 4,118 number 2019 down 0.6% 184th School age population, tertiary education, both sexes 10,119 number 2014 up 24.4% 181st School age population, tertiary education, female 5,114 number 2014 up 29.2% 181st School age population, tertiary education, male 5,005 number 2014 up 19.9% 181st Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female 1,009 number 2020 down 2.1% 184th Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male 1,060 number 2020 down 0.8% 184th Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both 2,069 number 2020 down 1.5% 184th Duration of compulsory education 14 years 2025 unchanged 8th Official entrance age to compulsory education 4 years 2025 unchanged 171st Duration of compulsory education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Government expenditure on education, total 16.4% 2024 down 8.9% 44th School age population, secondary education, male 6,554 2025 up 0.5% 189th School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes 8,759 2025 up 107.9% 188th School age population, secondary education, female 6,331 2025 up 2.7% 189th School age population, tertiary education, both sexes 11,375 2025 up 15.5% 188th Theoretical duration of pre-primary education 3 years 2025 up 50.0% 27th School age population, lower secondary education, female 4,298 2025 up 108.1% 188th School age population, last grade of primary education, male 1,173 2025 up 16.1% 190th School age population, tertiary education, female 5,497 2025 up 12.5% 189th School age population, tertiary education, male 5,878 2025 up 18.6% 188th School age population, secondary education, both sexes 12,885 2025 up 1.6% 189th Page 1 of 5 Next →