Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP in Curaçao
Curaçao: Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP was 5.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP in Curaçao, 2011–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Curaçao recorded 5.4% for government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp in 2024.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp in Curaçao peaked at 7.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 2013.
Curaçao ranks 39th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP in Curaçao, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 5.6% | — |
| 2012 | 5.4% | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 5.1% | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 6.0% | +16.4% |
| 2015 | 6.0% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 6.2% | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 5.9% | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 5.9% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 5.8% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 7.1% | +22.5% |
| 2021 | 6.2% | -13.1% |
| 2022 | 6.1% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 5.3% | -12.8% |
| 2024 | 5.4% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.8% | 5.1% | 6.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 6.0% | 5.3% | 7.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Curaçao
- 36 Jamaica 5.5% compare
- 37 Uzbekistan 5.5% compare
- 38 Samoa 5.5% compare
- 40 Tajikistan 5.4% compare
- 41 Palestine, State of 5.4% compare
- 42 Norway 5.4% compare
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 government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp in Curaçao?
- Government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp in Curaçao was 5.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Curaçao?
- The highest recorded value was 7.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Curaçao?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 2013.
- How does Curaçao rank for government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp?
- Curaçao ranks 39th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Curaçao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Curaçao data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release