Aruba: Primary education, pupils

Key figures

What the numbers say

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 4.3% in 2002 and the biggest yearly fall was 8.1% in 2022. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is downward, about 218.71 a year. A straight line explains 95% of the movement over 8 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2024, Aruba had the 109th highest value of the 119 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Aruba in the 2024 ranking

• St. Vincent and the Grenadines — 106th of 119: 11,936
• Micronesia, Fed. Sts. — 107th of 119: 11,762
• Seychelles — 108th of 119: 9,592
• Marshall Islands — 110th of 119: 5,369
• Cayman Islands — 111th of 119: 4,334
• Andorra — 112th of 119: 4,218

What this measures

Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 24 values

Primary education, pupils in nearby economies

• Antigua and Barbuda — 8,720 (2023)
• Argentina — 4.58 million (2023)
• Bahamas, The — 26,817 (2024)
• Barbados — 16,314 (2024)
• Belize — 44,757 (2024)
• Bolivia — 1.38 million (2024)
• Brazil — 15.11 million (2024)
• British Virgin Islands — 1,626 (2024)
• Cayman Islands — 4,334 (2024)
• Chile — 1.49 million (2024)
• Colombia — 4.14 million (2022)

More education data for Aruba

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 5 (2025)
• Preprimary education, duration (years) — 5 (2025)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 107.72% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 109.52% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 106.01% (2024)
• Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure) — 10.96% (2021)
• Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)

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Questions people ask

What is Aruba's primary education, pupils?

7,719 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1999?

It is down 15.14% from 9,096 in 1999 (0.65% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 10,390 in 2006 and the lowest 7,714 in 2022.

How does Aruba rank?

109th highest of 119 economies with data for 2024.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API..

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.ENRL, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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