Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Aruba
Aruba: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index was 1.03 index in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Aruba, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Aruba is 1.03 index, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 6.4% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Aruba peaked at 1.1 index in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.9056 index, in 2004.
That places Aruba 18th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Aruba, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.9661 index | — |
| 2000 | 0.9616 index | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.9379 index | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.911 index | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.9073 index | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.9056 index | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9446 index | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 1 index | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 1.03 index | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 1.02 index | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9587 index | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 0.9363 index | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9459 index | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 1.05 index | +10.6% |
| 2013 | 1.04 index | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 1 index | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 1.01 index | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.04 index | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 1.08 index | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 1.1 index | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 1.07 index | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 1.1 index | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 1.03 index | -6.4% |
Aruba compared with similar countries
- Aruba's 1.03 index is above the median for high income countries, which is 1 index, 1.0× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Aruba's 1.03 index is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9945 index, 1.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9661 index | 0.9661 index | 0.9661 index | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9571 index | 0.9056 index | 1.03 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 index | 0.9363 index | 1.08 index | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.08 index | 1.03 index | 1.1 index | 4 |
Countries ranked near Aruba
- 15 Venezuela 1.04 index compare
- 16 Tonga 1.04 index compare
- 17 Cote d'Ivoire 1.03 index compare
- 19 Argentina 1.03 index compare
- 20 Mauritania 1.03 index compare
- 21 Burkina Faso 1.03 index compare
More health data for Aruba
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2 deaths (2100)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7288 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,424 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 574 (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0162 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0138 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, annual growth rate 5.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 547 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Aruba?
- Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Aruba was 1.03 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 index in 2022.
- What is the lowest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9056 index in 2004.
- How does Aruba rank for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Aruba ranks 18th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.