Aruba — Education spending
Government Education Spending (% of GDP) for Aruba, 1998–2021.
Education spending for Aruba was 3.62% in 2021, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 21 years, from 1998 to 2021. The highest recorded value was 6.75% in 2010. Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -1.19% per year.
Aruba ranks 111 of 172 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 65%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 4.27%, so Aruba sits below it. It peaked in 2010 and has fallen 46% since. Over the last decade (2011–2021) the figure moved down 39%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 23 of 36 economies; Barbados (3.56%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 20% in 2009. That is 32% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 24th of 86 in 1998 → 43rd of 116 in 2000 → 11th of 130 in 2010 → 98th of 152 in 2021.
Key figures
Full history — 1998 to 2021
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3.62% | -0.8 pp |
| 2019 | 4.44% | -0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 4.55% | +0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 4.46% | -1.0 pp |
| 2016 | 5.49% | -0.4 pp |
| 2015 | 5.89% | +0.0 pp |
| 2014 | 5.85% | -0.6 pp |
| 2013 | 6.44% | +0.1 pp |
| 2012 | 6.35% | +0.4 pp |
| 2011 | 5.91% | -0.8 pp |
| 2010 | 6.75% | +1.0 pp |
| 2009 | 5.8% | +1.0 pp |
| 2008 | 4.83% | +0.1 pp |
| 2007 | 4.7% | +0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 4.62% | +0.3 pp |
| 2004 | 4.36% | -0.5 pp |
| 2002 | 4.87% | +0.1 pp |
| 2001 | 4.8% | +0.1 pp |
| 2000 | 4.71% | +0.3 pp |
| 1999 | 4.4% | -0.4 pp |
| 1998 | 4.76% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Aruba’s Education spending in 1999?
4.4% (1999). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Aruba’s Education spending growing or shrinking?
Between 1998 and 2021 the series was shrinking overall: -24.0% in total — about 1.2% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2021: 3.62%; 2019: 4.44%; 2018: 4.55%; 2017: 4.46%; 2016: 5.49%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS — Government Education Spending (% of GDP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.