Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Curacao
Curacao: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education was 16.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Curacao, 2010–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Curacao is 16.4%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Curacao peaked at 25.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 11.8%, in 2016.
That places Curacao 44th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17.4% | 11.8% | 25.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.5% | 11.9% | 16.4% | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for Curacao
- Gross national expenditure 128.8% (2018)
- Final consumption expenditure 2.67 billion current US$ (2018)
- Final consumption expenditure 4.78 billion current LCU (2018)
- Final consumption expenditure 87.7% (2018)
- Gross national expenditure 3.92 billion current US$ (2018)
- Gross national expenditure 7.02 billion current LCU (2018)
- Exports of goods and services 63.2% (2018)
- Services, value added 2.57 billion current US$ (2024)
- Services, value added 4.61 billion current LCU (2024)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure 73.2% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Curacao?
- Share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Curacao was 16.4% in 2024, 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 Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 25.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.8% in 2016.
- How does Curacao rank for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education?
- Curacao ranks 44th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Curacao 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.