All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Aruba
Aruba: All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public was 93.0% in 2016. ▲ Rising
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Aruba, 1998–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2016, all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Aruba stood at 93.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Aruba peaked at 94.5% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 80.6%, in 2000.
That places Aruba 6th out of 116 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Aruba, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 91.5% | — |
| 1999 | 90.4% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 80.6% | -10.8% |
| 2001 | 88.5% | +9.8% |
| 2002 | 84.3% | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 90.7% | +7.6% |
| 2007 | 93.5% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 91.6% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 87.0% | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 94.5% | +8.6% |
| 2012 | 92.4% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 93.1% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 93.9% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 93.1% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 93.0% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.9% | 90.4% | 91.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 88.0% | 80.6% | 93.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 93.4% | 92.4% | 94.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Aruba
- 3 Argentina 95.9% compare
- 4 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 94.4% compare
- 5 El Salvador 94.1% compare
- 7 Palestine, State of 92.9%
- 8 Guinea 92.3%
- 9 Togo 90.5% compare
More education data for Aruba
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 553 (2016)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 493 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,182 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,144 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 8,367 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -8.14 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0715 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7,719 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Aruba?
- All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Aruba was 93.0% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 94.5% in 2011.
- What is the lowest all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.6% in 2000.
- How does Aruba rank for all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public?
- Aruba ranks 6th out of 116 countries with data for 2016.
- Is all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. 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, published as part of All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release