Aruba vs Nicaragua: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education

Aruba

11.0%

in 2021

Nicaragua

11.0%

in 2024

Aruba rank

132nd

Nicaragua rank

130th

Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education over time

Nicaragua currently reports 11.0% against 11.0% in Aruba, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Aruba ahead.

Globally, Aruba ranks 132nd and Nicaragua ranks 130th of 194 countries.

Indicator: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,043 data points, 1980–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Percentage of total general government spending (across all sectors) that is allocated to education.