Aruba: Primary education, teachers (% female)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2015, Aruba's primary education, teachers (% female) fell 2.69 percentage points on 2014 (from 87.08% to 84.39%).

Across the 13 yearly changes before that (2000 to 2014), the average change was +0.63 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.6 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 5.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 1.8 percentage points in 2014 and the biggest yearly fall was 2.69 percentage points in 2015. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2006 to 2015 the straight-line trend is upward, about 0.45 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 74% of the movement over 10 observed years.

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

How it compares

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Closest to Aruba in the 2015 ranking

• Equatorial Guinea — 2nd of 2: 44.39%

What this measures

Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Limitations: The indicator measures the level of gender representation in the teaching profession, rather than the effectiveness and quality of teaching.

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

All 16 values

Primary education, teachers (% female) in nearby economies

• Antigua and Barbuda — 94.11% (2023)
• Bahamas, The — 91.12% (2024)
• Barbados — 76.76% (2024)
• Belize — 77.41% (2024)
• Bolivia — 65.58% (2024)
• Brazil — 89.08% (2024)
• British Virgin Islands — 92.71% (2024)
• Cayman Islands — 84.83% (2024)
• Chile — 81.26% (2024)
• Colombia — 77.01% (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)
• Primary education, pupils — 7,719 (2024)
• 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)

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Questions people ask

What is Aruba's primary education, teachers (% female)?

84.39% in 2015, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1999?

It is up 6.59 percentage points from 77.8% in 1999. The highest value was 87.08% in 2014 and the lowest 77.78% in 2000.

Is the latest change in primary education, teachers (% female) unusual for Aruba?

In 2015, Aruba's primary education, teachers (% female) fell 2.69 percentage points on 2014 (from 87.08% to 84.39%). Across the 13 yearly changes before that (2000 to 2014), the average change was +0.63 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.6 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 5.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

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.TCHR.FE.ZS, 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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