School age population, one year before than official … male than in Aruba
Aruba: School age population, one year before than official … male than was 556 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Aruba, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Aruba is 556 number, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Aruba peaked at 806 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 469 number, in 1981.
That places Aruba 188th out of 202 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, one year before than official … male than in Aruba, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 806 number | — |
| 1971 | 784 number | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 748 number | -4.6% |
| 1973 | 702 number | -6.1% |
| 1974 | 653 number | -7.0% |
| 1975 | 607 number | -7.0% |
| 1976 | 574 number | -5.4% |
| 1977 | 558 number | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 542 number | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 525 number | -3.1% |
| 1980 | 502 number | -4.4% |
| 1981 | 469 number | -6.6% |
| 1982 | 470 number | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 481 number | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 497 number | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 516 number | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 530 number | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 551 number | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 567 number | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 579 number | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 587 number | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 588 number | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 595 number | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 607 number | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 620 number | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 633 number | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 648 number | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 676 number | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 701 number | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 722 number | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 741 number | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 752 number | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 753 number | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 748 number | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 736 number | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 721 number | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 703 number | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 699 number | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 694 number | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 693 number | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 695 number | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 704 number | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 696 number | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 689 number | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 683 number | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 672 number | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 655 number | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 632 number | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 603 number | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 576 number | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 556 number | -3.5% |
Aruba compared with similar countries
- Aruba's 556 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 29,178 number, 2% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Aruba's 556 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 24,260 number, 2% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 649.9 number | 525 number | 806 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 516.2 number | 469 number | 579 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 637.7 number | 587 number | 722 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 724 number | 693 number | 753 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 660.5 number | 576 number | 704 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 556 number | 556 number | 556 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Aruba
- 185 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 826 number compare
- 186 Antigua and Barbuda 756 number compare
- 187 Marshall Islands 728 number compare
- 189 Dominica 437 number compare
- 190 Cayman Islands 386 number compare
- 191 Saint Kitts and Nevis 353 number compare
More reference data data for Aruba
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 1.79 (2026)
- Urban area long term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban vs rural majority, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate -0.0686 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban area long term, per capita 0.0003 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Aruba?
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Aruba was 556 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 806 number in 1970.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 469 number in 1981.
- How does Aruba rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
- Aruba ranks 188th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Aruba data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/