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Education · Latin America & Caribbean · High income
Curaçao: education in numbers
Pre-primary enrolment is 94.0% (2020), 41st of 176 in the world and 8th of 33 in Latin America & Caribbean. Primary enrolment is 79.3% (2024), 184th of 191 in the world and 37th of 39 in Latin America & Caribbean. Secondary enrolment is 89.9% (2024), 106th of 176 in the world and 23rd of 37 in Latin America & Caribbean.
Education spending
CuraçaoLatin America & CaribbeanHigh incomeWorld
Education, % of budget
CuraçaoLatin America & CaribbeanHigh incomeWorld
7 indicators
Education: Curaçao in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Latin America & Caribbean; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolmentPre-primary enrolment, % gross | 94.0%2020 | 41/176 | 8/33 | · | · | 94.0% | — | 75.6% | 83.8% | 60.9% | |
| Primary enrolmentPrimary school enrolment, % gross | 79.3%2024 | 184/191 | 37/39 | · | · | 113.4% | −96.5 ppsince 2013 | 104.6% | 99.8% | 102.2% | |
| Secondary enrolmentSecondary school enrolment, % gross | 89.9%2024 | 106/176 | 23/37 | · | · | 129.5% | +3.6 ppsince 2013 | 98.0% | 103.2% | 77.3% | |
| Tertiary enrolmentTertiary enrolment, % gross | 23.1%2013 | — | — | · | · | · | — | 58.9% | 82.0% | 43.6% | |
| Out-of-school childrenChildren out of school, % of primary school age | 27.9%2024 | 12/178 | 1/35 | · | · | 0.4% | — | — | 2.5% | — | |
| Education spendingPublic spending on education, % of GDP | 5.4%2024 | 37/184 | 6/38 | · | 5.6%2011 | 7.1% | −0.5 ppsince 2014 | 3.8% | 4.7% | 3.6% | |
| Education, % of budgetEducation spending, % of government expenditure | 16.4%2024 | 42/179 | 11/37 | · | 25.7% | 13.8% | −1.6 ppsince 2014 | 16.6% | 12.0% | 14.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Secondary enrolment+3.6 pp89.9% in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
No rated indicator got worse over the decade.
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).