Education spending in Aruba
Government spending on education in Aruba was equal to 3.6% of GDP in 2021. The value for 2021 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1998.
Aruba, 2021
3.6%
Change from 2019
−0.8percentage points
World, 2021
4.2%
Education spending in Aruba over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Aruba | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | – | 3.6% |
| 2022 | – | 3.9% |
| 2021 | 3.6% | 4.2% |
| 2020 | – | 4.3% |
| 2019 | 4.4% | 4.2% |
| 2018 | 4.5% | 4.2% |
| 2017 | 4.5% | 4.1% |
| 2016 | 5.5% | 4.2% |
| 2015 | 5.9% | 4.2% |
| 2014 | 5.9% | 4.2% |
| 2013 | 6.4% | 4.3% |
| 2012 | 6.3% | 4.0% |
| 2011 | 5.9% | 4.1% |
| 2010 | 6.8% | 4.2% |
| 2009 | 5.8% | 4.7% |
| 2008 | 4.8% | 4.2% |
| 2007 | 4.7% | 4.0% |
| 2006 | – | 4.0% |
| 2005 | 4.6% | 4.0% |
| 2004 | 4.4% | 3.9% |
| 2003 | – | 4.1% |
| 2002 | 4.9% | 3.9% |
| 2001 | 4.8% | 3.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 4.4% in 2019, a change of −0.8 percentage points.
- Since 2010, when it was 6.8%, the figure has changed by −3.1 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2021 was 4.2%.
More for Aruba
All statistics for Aruba
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
14.1%
2024 · World Bank
Primary school enrolment (gross)
107.7%
2024 · World Bank
Upper secondary completion
72.6%
2023 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school children
1.8%uis_est (UIS estimate)
2014 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school adolescents
5.4%
2009 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school youth
8.8%
2009 · UNESCO UIS