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Education · Latin America & Caribbean · High income
Aruba: education in numbers
Pre-primary enrolment is 103.5% (2015). Primary enrolment is 107.7% (2024), 40th of 191 in the world and 10th of 39 in Latin America & Caribbean. Primary completion is 93.8% (2022), 92nd of 168 in the world and 18th of 33 in Latin America & Caribbean.
Pre-primary enrolment
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Primary enrolment
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12 indicators
Education: Aruba in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Latin America & Caribbean; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolmentPre-primary enrolment, % gross | 103.5%2015 | — | — | 95.9% | 104.4% | · | +3.1 ppsince 2005 | 75.6% | 83.8% | 60.9% | |
| Primary enrolmentPrimary school enrolment, % gross | 107.7%2024 | 40/191 | 10/39 | 108.9% | 119.8% | 107.2% | −8.5 ppsince 2014 | 104.6% | 99.8% | 102.2% | |
| Primary completionPrimary completion rate, % of age group | 93.8%2022 | 92/168 | 18/33 | 94.2% | 99.2% | 104.3% | −5.3 ppsince 2010 | 96.5% | 97.8% | 88.0% | |
| Secondary enrolmentSecondary school enrolment, % gross | 124.4%2024 | 12/176 | 3/37 | 91.6% | 98.2% | 135.1% | +15.4 ppsince 2012 | 98.0% | 103.2% | 77.3% | |
| Lower secondary completionLower secondary completion rate, % of age group | 107.2%2022 | 8/168 | 4/32 | 93.0% | 96.1%2009 | 90.2% | +11.1 ppsince 2009 | 81.5% | 95.6% | 77.9% | |
| Tertiary enrolmentTertiary enrolment, % gross | 14.1%2024 | 144/172 | 29/31 | 28.3% | 36.1% | · | −3.7 ppsince 2014 | 58.9% | 82.0% | 43.6% | |
| Out-of-school childrenChildren out of school, % of primary school age | 1.8%2014 | — | — | 3.3% | 0.9%2009 | · | −0.3 ppsince 2004 | — | 2.5% | — | |
| Adult literacyAdult literacy rate, % of people 15+ | 96.8%2010 | 47/141 | 7/26 | 97.3% | 96.8% | · | −0.5 ppsince 2000 | 94.9% | 97.7% | 87.7% | |
| Youth literacyYouth literacy rate, % of people 15–24 | 99.1%2010 | 49/148 | 11/31 | 99.0% | 99.1% | · | +0.1 ppsince 2000 | 98.7% | 99.3% | 93.1% | |
| Pupils per teacherPupils per teacher, primary | 14.82012 | — | — | 19.1 | 16.8 | · | −22%since 2002 | 21.3 | 14.0 | 23.4 | |
| Education spendingPublic spending on education, % of GDP | 3.6%2021 | 115/184 | 23/38 | 4.7% | 6.8% | 3.6%2021 | −2.3 ppsince 2011 | 3.8% | 4.7% | 3.6% | |
| Education, % of budgetEducation spending, % of government expenditure | 11.0%2021 | 124/179 | 30/37 | 21.8% | 22.2% | 11.0%2021 | −10.8 ppsince 2011 | 16.6% | 12.0% | 14.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Pre-primary enrolment+3.1 pp103.5% in 2015
- Secondary enrolment+15.4 pp124.4% in 2024
- Lower secondary completion+11.1 pp107.2% in 2022
- Out-of-school children−0.3 pp1.8% in 2014
Worse than ten years ago
- Primary completion−5.3 pp93.8% in 2022
- Tertiary enrolment−3.7 pp14.1% in 2024
- Adult literacy−0.5 pp96.8% in 2010
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
nearest countries
Aruba and its nearest countries
Aruba has no land border; compared with the closest countries by distance between capitals. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Aruba | Venezuela | Dominican Republic | Haiti | Puerto Rico |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolment | 103.5%2015 | 69.5%2017 | 33.4%2021 | — | 37.5%2016 |
| Primary enrolment | 107.7%2024 | 113.7%2024 | 101.9%2024 | 184.0%2016 | 87.9%2024 |
| Primary completion | 93.8%2022 | 103.0%2024 | 90.0%2024 | — | 83.1%2024 |
| Secondary enrolment | 124.4%2024 | 97.8%2024 | 76.4%2024 | — | 81.5%2024 |
| Lower secondary completion | 107.2%2022 | 83.2%2024 | 79.7%2024 | — | 80.3%2023 |
| Tertiary enrolment | 14.1%2024 | 78.3%2009 | 57.7%2024 | — | 77.9%2023 |
| Out-of-school children | 1.8%2014 | 0.6%2023 | 4.9%2024 | — | 13.3%2024 |
| Adult literacy | 96.8%2010 | 97.2%2017 | 94.0%2024 | 68.0%2017 | 92.4%2017 |
| Youth literacy | 99.1%2010 | 98.7%2017 | 98.2%2024 | 88.9%2017 | 92.4%2017 |