Datapoint Papiamentu/Domains of use: school
In 2005, Papiamentu became the language of instruction in the first two years of most primary schools in Curaçao. However, the debate about its status in the educational system was unresolved, and pressure to revert to Dutch-only instruction resulted in a reversal in 2008 -this despite the fact that most children enter school with competence in Papiamentu alone.
