Aruba: Expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education)

Key figures

Since 1998 it is up 4.46 percentage points from 23.07% in 1998. The World Bank has no value for 7 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2016, Aruba's expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education) rose 3.68 percentage points on 2015 (from 23.84% to 27.53%).

Across the 8 yearly changes before that (1999 to 2015), the average change was +0.68 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 2.24 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 3.88 percentage points in 1999 and the biggest yearly fall was 2.38 percentage points in 2015. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2016, Aruba had the 20th highest value of the 37 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Aruba in the 2016 ranking

• Switzerland — 16th of 37: 28.95%
• Slovenia — 17th of 37: 28.77%
• Iceland — 18th of 37: 27.94%
• Spain — 20th of 37: 26.94%
• New Zealand — 21st of 37: 26.13%
• Estonia — 22nd of 37: 24.97%

What this measures

Expenditure on primary education is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on education. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

Limitations: Data disaggregated by level of education are estimates in some instances. It is often difficult to separate lower from upper secondary education expenditure, or pre-primary from primary.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a median.

All 12 values

Expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education) in nearby economies

• Argentina — 29.59% (2017)
• Barbados — 29.61% (2016)
• Belize — 31.38% (2017)
• Brazil — 25.62% (2015)
• British Virgin Islands — 29.86% (2017)
• Chile — 27.91% (2017)
• Colombia — 32.71% (2018)
• Costa Rica — 28.67% (2018)

More education data for Aruba

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 5 (2025)
• Preprimary education, duration (years) — 5 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 7,719 (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 107.72% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 109.52% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 106.01% (2024)
• Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure)

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Questions people ask

What is Aruba's expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education)?

27.53% in 2016, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1998?

It is up 4.46 percentage points from 23.07% in 1998. The highest value was 29% in 2002 and the lowest 23.07% in 1998.

How does Aruba rank?

20th highest of 37 economies with data for 2016.

Is the latest change in expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education) unusual for Aruba?

In 2016, Aruba's expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education) rose 3.68 percentage points on 2015 (from 23.84% to 27.53%). Across the 8 yearly changes before that (1999 to 2015), the average change was +0.68 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 2.24 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.XPD.PRIM.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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