Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP in Curaçao
Curaçao: Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP was 1.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP in Curaçao, 2011–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Curaçao is 1.1%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 46.1% on the previous year and down 48.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Curaçao peaked at 2.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2024.
Curaçao ranks 109th of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP in Curaçao, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1.9% | — |
| 2012 | 1.9% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 2.1% | +18.8% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | -9.7% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 2.3% | +23.0% |
| 2021 | 2.1% | -9.4% |
| 2022 | 1.8% | -10.6% |
| 2023 | 2.0% | +7.3% |
| 2024 | 1.1% | -46.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.7% | 2.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.1% | 2.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Curaçao
- 106 Hong Kong, China 1.1% compare
- 107 Armenia 1.1% compare
- 108 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.1% compare
- 110 Dominican Republic 1.0% compare
- 111 San Marino 1.0% compare
- 112 Mauritania 1.0% 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 secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Curaçao?
- Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Curaçao was 1.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Curaçao?
- The highest recorded value was 2.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Curaçao?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2024.
- How does Curaçao rank for government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Curaçao ranks 109th out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Curaçao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.3%. 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 Government expenditure on secondary 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