What is compulsory education, duration in Curacao?

Compulsory education, duration in Curacao was 14 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

What is the highest compulsory education, duration recorded in Curacao?

The highest recorded value was 14 years in 2007.

What is the lowest compulsory education, duration recorded in Curacao?

The lowest recorded value was 9 years in 1998.

How does Curacao rank for compulsory education, duration?

Curacao ranks 8th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.

Is compulsory education, duration rising or falling in Curacao?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Curacao data come from?

The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Compulsory education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Compulsory education, duration in Curacao

Name: Compulsory education, duration in Curacao
Creator: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Curacao: Compulsory education, duration was 14 years in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

14 years

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

8th

of 197 countries

All-time high

14 years

in 2007

All-time low

9 years

in 1998

Years of data

1998–2025

Compulsory education, duration in Curacao, 1998–2025

Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for compulsory education, duration in Curacao is 14 years, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, compulsory education, duration in Curacao peaked at 14 years in 2007 and was at its lowest, 9 years, in 1998.

That places Curacao 8th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	9 years	9 years	9 years	2
2000s	10.5 years	9 years	14 years	10
2010s	14 years	14 years	14 years	10
2020s	14 years	14 years	14 years	6

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8 Uruguay 14 years compare

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More education data for Curacao

Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
Population ages 0-14 14.6% (2025)
Population ages 15-64 68.1% (2025)
Government expenditure on education, total 5.4% (2024)
Government expenditure on education, total 16.4% (2024)
Primary education, duration 6 years (2025)
Secondary education, duration 6 years (2025)
Share of the population with no formal education with projections 0.3% (2100)
Number of adults with no formal education by region 700 people (2100)

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Frequently asked questions

What is compulsory education, duration in Curacao?: Compulsory education, duration in Curacao was 14 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest compulsory education, duration recorded in Curacao?: The highest recorded value was 14 years in 2007.
What is the lowest compulsory education, duration recorded in Curacao?: The lowest recorded value was 9 years in 1998.
How does Curacao rank for compulsory education, duration?: Curacao ranks 8th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
Is compulsory education, duration rising or falling in Curacao?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Curacao data come from?: The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Compulsory education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Compulsory education, duration (years)
Unit: years
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 243 places, 6,506 data points, 1975–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Duration of compulsory education is the number of years that children are legally obliged to attend school.