Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in Curaçao
Curaçao: Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government was 16.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in Curaçao, 2010–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in UIS calculation.
Analysis
Curaçao recorded 16.4% for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in Curaçao peaked at 25.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 11.8%, in 2016.
Curaçao ranks 44th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in Curaçao, year by year
| Year | UIS calculation | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 25.7% | — |
| 2011 | 16.6% | -35.5% |
| 2012 | 16.1% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 18.3% | +13.5% |
| 2014 | 18.1% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 17.2% | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 11.8% | -31.4% |
| 2017 | 16.2% | +37.3% |
| 2018 | 17.0% | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 17.0% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 13.8% | -19.2% |
| 2021 | 14.3% | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 11.9% | -16.8% |
| 2023 | 16.2% | +36.7% |
| 2024 | 16.4% | +1.3% |
Curaçao compared with similar countries
- Curaçao's 16.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.8%, 1.4× the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Curaçao's 16.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 13.4%, 1.2× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17.4% | 11.8% | 25.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.5% | 11.9% | 16.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Curaçao
More education data for Curaçao
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.1% (2025)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in Curaçao?
- Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in Curaçao was 16.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest expenditure on education as a percentage of total government recorded in Curaçao?
- The highest recorded value was 25.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest expenditure on education as a percentage of total government recorded in Curaçao?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.8% in 2016.
- How does Curaçao rank for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government?
- Curaçao ranks 44th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is expenditure on education as a percentage of total government rising or falling in Curaçao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Curaçao data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure (%) (UIS calculation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release