Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in Aruba
Aruba: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes was 288 number in 2016. ▼ Falling
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in Aruba, 1999–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in Aruba is 288 number, measured in 2016.
The figure is up 5.1% on the previous year and down 80.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in Aruba peaked at 1,879 number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 263 number, in 2013.
Aruba ranks 131st of 143 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in Aruba, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1,052 number | — |
| 2000 | 1,166 number | +10.8% |
| 2001 | 1,207 number | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 1,168 number | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 1,291 number | +10.5% |
| 2004 | 1,310 number | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 1,480 number | +13.0% |
| 2006 | 1,442 number | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 1,522 number | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 1,632 number | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 1,635 number | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1,728 number | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 1,762 number | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 1,879 number | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 263 number | -86.0% |
| 2014 | 286 number | +8.7% |
| 2015 | 274 number | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 288 number | +5.1% |
Aruba compared with similar countries
- Aruba's 288 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 10,411 number, 3% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Aruba's 288 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6,050 number, 5% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in Aruba changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | -86.0% | 1,879 number | 263 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,052 number | 1,052 number | 1,052 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 1,385 number | 1,166 number | 1,635 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 925.71 number | 263 number | 1,879 number | 7 |
Countries ranked near Aruba
- 128 Mauritania 368 number compare
- 129 Germany 349 number compare
- 130 British Virgin Islands 348 number compare
- 132 Cape Verde 239 number compare
- 133 Poland 234 number compare
- 134 Macao 191 number compare
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- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 1.79 (2026)
- Consumer price index 109.53 2010 = 100 (2019)
- Foreign aid received -13.41 million constant 2024 US$ (1999)
- Wealth share of the richest 1% 27.6% (2024)
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans 146,128 constant 2024 US$ (1999)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in Aruba?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in Aruba was 288 number in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 1,879 number in 2012.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 263 number in 2013.
- How does Aruba rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes?
- Aruba ranks 131st out of 143 countries with data for 2016.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Aruba data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of students enrolled in public and private short-cycle tertiary education programmes (ISCED 5).