Curacao vs Samoa: Government spending on education as a share of GDP
Curacao
5.4%
in 2024
Samoa
5.5%
in 2024
Curacao rank
39th
Samoa rank
38th
Government spending on education as a share of GDP over time
- Curacao
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 5.5% against 5.4% in Curacao, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Curacao ahead.
Curacao ranks 39th and Samoa ranks 38th of 199 countries.
Curacao has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Curacao | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.8% | 4.6% | 1.2% | Curacao |
| 2020s | 6.0% | 5.5% | 0.5% | Curacao |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government spending on education as a share of gdp, Curacao or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 5.5% against 5.4% in Curacao as of 2024.
- What is the difference in government spending on education as a share of gdp between Curacao and Samoa?
- 0.1%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Curacao and Samoa?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2024.
- How do Curacao and Samoa rank globally for government spending on education as a share of gdp?
- Curacao ranks 39th and Samoa ranks 38th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Government spending on education as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.