Aruba vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Current education expenditure, total
Current education expenditure, total over time
- Aruba
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
Aruba currently reports 100.0% against 95.4% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 4.6%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
Aruba ranks 1st and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 1st of 123 countries.
Aruba has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Aruba | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.3% | 92.1% | 4.2% | Aruba |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 92.9% | 7.1% | Aruba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current education expenditure, total, Aruba or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Aruba, at 100.0% against 95.4% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2016.
- What is the difference in current education expenditure, total between Aruba and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 4.6%, with Aruba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2016.
- How do Aruba and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for current education expenditure, total?
- Aruba ranks 1st and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 1st of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Current education expenditure, total (% of total expenditure in public institutions). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Current expenditure is expressed as a percentage of direct expenditure in public educational institutions (instructional and non-instructional) of the specified level of education. Financial aid to students and other transfers are excluded from direct expenditure. Current expenditure is consumed within the current year and would have to be renewed if needed in the following year. It includes staff compensation and current expenditure other than for staff compensation (ex. on teaching materials, ancillary services and administration).