Curacao — Education spending
Government Education Spending (% of GDP) for Curacao, 2011–2024.
Education spending for Curacao was 5.44% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 14 years, from 2011 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 7.12% in 2020. The lowest was 5.12% in 2013 (about 1.1× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.28% per year.
Curacao ranks 34 of 172 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 20%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 4.27%, so Curacao sits above it. It peaked in 2020 and has fallen 24% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved down 9%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 7 of 36 economies; Dominica (5.39%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 22% in 2020. That is 9% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Climbed: 27th of 134 in 2011 → 12th of 157 in 2020 → 12th of 39 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 2011 to 2024
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.44% | +0.1 pp |
| 2023 | 5.3% | -0.8 pp |
| 2022 | 6.08% | -0.1 pp |
| 2021 | 6.18% | -0.9 pp |
| 2020 | 7.12% | +1.3 pp |
| 2019 | 5.81% | -0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 5.94% | +0.0 pp |
| 2017 | 5.91% | -0.3 pp |
| 2016 | 6.23% | +0.3 pp |
| 2015 | 5.95% | -0.0 pp |
| 2014 | 5.95% | +0.8 pp |
| 2013 | 5.12% | -0.3 pp |
| 2012 | 5.38% | -0.3 pp |
| 2011 | 5.65% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Curacao’s Education spending in 2012?
5.38% (2012). 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 Curacao’s Education spending growing or shrinking?
Between 2011 and 2024 the series was shrinking overall: -3.6% in total — about 0.3% 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: 2024: 5.44%; 2023: 5.3%; 2022: 6.08%; 2021: 6.18%; 2020: 7.12%. 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.