Education expenditure (% of GDP) in Aruba in 2021 — 3.62%. Ranked 110 in the world out of 168. Since 1998, the indicator has fallen by 1.14 pp.
1998–2021 · % of GDP
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Aruba
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3.62 | — |
| 2019 | 4.44 | −0.11 pp |
| 2018 | 4.55 | +0.09 pp |
| 2017 | 4.46 | −1.04 pp |
| 2016 | 5.49 | −0.4 pp |
| 2015 | 5.89 | +0.04 pp |
| 2014 | 5.85 | −0.59 pp |
| 2013 | 6.44 | +0.1 pp |
| 2012 | 6.35 | +0.43 pp |
| 2011 | 5.91 | −0.84 pp |
| 2010 | 6.75 | +0.95 pp |
| 2009 | 5.8 | +0.97 pp |
| 2008 | 4.83 | +0.12 pp |
| 2007 | 4.7 | — |
| 2005 | 4.62 | +0.27 pp |
| 2004 | 4.36 | — |
| 2002 | 4.87 | +0.07 pp |
| 2001 | 4.8 | +0.08 pp |
| 2000 | 4.71 | +0.32 pp |
| 1999 | 4.4 | −0.37 pp |
| 1998 | 4.76 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Cuba
9.39
Curaçao
6.18
Saint Lucia
5.86
Dominica
5.72
Jamaica
5.63
Barbados
4.5
Grenada
4.09
Puerto Rico
3.73
Aruba
3.62
Dominican Republic
3.58
Turks and Caicos Islands
3.28
Bahamas
3.05
Trinidad and Tobago
3.04
British Virgin Islands
3.02
Saint Kitts and Nevis
2.78
Antigua and Barbuda
2.51
Cayman Islands
1.31
Haiti
1.24
Total government expenditure on education (current, capital and transfers) as a percentage of GDP, covering all levels from preprimary to tertiary. The international benchmark of the Incheon Declaration is 4–6% of GDP. The indicator leaves out private spending by households, which in some countries is comparable to public spending.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.
What part of government spending a country devotes to education.
Education Literacy rateThe share of adults able to read and write simple statements about everyday life.
Education Tertiary education enrollmentHow many university students there are relative to the population of the corresponding age.