Government expenditure on education, total in Curaçao
Curaçao: Government expenditure on education, total was 16.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Government expenditure on education, total in Curaçao, 2010–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of government expenditure.
Analysis
In 2024, government expenditure on education, total in Curaçao stood at 16.4%.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on education, total in Curaçao peaked at 25.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 11.8%, in 2016.
That places Curaçao 44th out of 193 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Government expenditure on education, total in Curaçao, year by year
| Year | % of government expenditure | 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% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17.4% | 11.8% | 25.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.5% | 11.9% | 16.4% | 5 |
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More education data for Curaçao
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.6% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on education, total in Curaçao?
- Government expenditure on education, total in Curaçao was 16.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest government expenditure on education, total recorded in Curaçao?
- The highest recorded value was 25.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on education, total recorded in Curaçao?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.8% in 2016.
- How does Curaçao rank for government expenditure on education, total?
- Curaçao ranks 44th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government expenditure on education, total 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 Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on all sectors (including health, education, social services, etc.). It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.