Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Aruba
Aruba: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education was 11.0% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Aruba, 1998–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Aruba recorded 11.0% for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 43.5% on the previous year and down 49.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Aruba peaked at 23.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 2021.
That places Aruba 132nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.7% | 19.3% | 22.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 19.8% | 14.9% | 21.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 20.9% | 18.5% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.0% | 11.0% | 11.0% | 1 |
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More economy & growth data for Aruba
- Changes in inventories 117.03 million current LCU (2009)
- Gross national expenditure 6.92 billion current LCU (2024)
- Gross national expenditure 92.8% (2024)
- Exports of goods and services 3.58 billion current US$ (2024)
- Exports of goods and services 6.41 billion current LCU (2024)
- Exports of goods and services 86.0% (2024)
- Changes in inventories 65.38 million current US$ (2009)
- Gross capital formation 25.7% (2024)
- Imports of goods and services 5.83 billion current LCU (2024)
- Imports of goods and services 3.26 billion current US$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Aruba?
- Share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Aruba was 11.0% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 23.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 2021.
- How does Aruba rank for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education?
- Aruba ranks 132nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Aruba data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of total general government spending (across all sectors) that is allocated to education.