Primary education, duration in Curacao
Curacao: Primary education, duration was 6 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
6 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
25th
of 210 countries
All-time high
6 years
in 1999
All-time low
6 years
in 1999
Years of data
27
1999–2025
Primary education, duration in Curacao, 1999–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
Curacao recorded 6 years for primary education, duration in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, duration in Curacao peaked at 6 years in 1999 and was at its lowest, 6 years, in 1999.
Curacao ranks 25th of 210 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6 years | 6 years | 6 years | 6 |
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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)
- 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)
- Population by level of education 92,600 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, duration in Curacao?
- Primary education, duration in Curacao was 6 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, duration recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 6 years in 1999.
- What is the lowest primary education, duration recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 years in 1999.
- How does Curacao rank for primary education, duration?
- Curacao ranks 25th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary education, duration rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Curacao data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in primary school.