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Education expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Cuba

Education expenditure (% of GDP) in Cuba in 2022 — 8.44%. Ranked 6 in the world out of 164. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 0.07 pp.

2022 8.44% −0.94 pp vs 2021
World rank 6of 164
Period maximum 14.06%2008
Period minimum 5.62%1994

Trend over time

1980–2022 · % of GDP

Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Cuba, 1980–202257.51012.5151980198519901995200020052010201520201980: 8.37%1991: 7.14%1993: 7.07%1994: 5.62%1998: 6.21%1999: 6.76%2000: 7.7%2001: 8.36%2002: 9.57%2003: 9.94%2004: 10.27%2005: 10.56%2006: 9.06%2007: 11.87%2008: 14.06%2009: 13.12%2010: 12.84%2012: 11.55%2013: 10.67%2014: 9.61%2015: 8.96%2016: 9.01%2017: 8.44%2018: 8.02%2019: 9.05%2020: 11.52%2021: 9.39%2022: 8.44%
Change over the period: +0.07 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Cuba

Cuba 8.44%
World 3.86%
Latin America & Caribbean 3.86%
Caribbean computed 3.54%
Upper-middle-income countries computed 3.88%
Education expenditure (% of GDP) — Cuba, by year Cuba All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 8.44 −0.94 pp
2021 9.39 −2.14 pp
2020 11.52 +2.48 pp
2019 9.05 +1.02 pp
2018 8.02 −0.42 pp
2017 8.44 −0.57 pp
2016 9.01 +0.05 pp
2015 8.96 −0.64 pp
2014 9.61 −1.06 pp
2013 10.67 −0.88 pp
2012 11.55 —
2010 12.84 −0.29 pp
2009 13.12 −0.93 pp
2008 14.06 +2.19 pp
2007 11.87 +2.81 pp
2006 9.06 −1.5 pp
2005 10.56 +0.29 pp
2004 10.27 +0.33 pp
2003 9.94 +0.37 pp
2002 9.57 +1.21 pp
2001 8.36 +0.65 pp
2000 7.7 +0.95 pp
1999 6.76 +0.55 pp
1998 6.21 —
1994 5.62 −1.46 pp
1993 7.07 —
1991 7.14 —
1980 8.37 —

Caribbean, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

CU Cuba 8.44 VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 7.08 CW Curaçao 6.08 DM Dominica 6.04 JM Jamaica 5.35 LC Saint Lucia 4.64 SX Sint Maarten 4.27 BB Barbados 4.14 GD Grenada 4.04 PR Puerto Rico 3.86 DO Dominican Republic 3.61 KN Saint Kitts and Nevis 3.56 TT Trinidad and Tobago 2.82 TC Turks and Caicos Islands 2.78 BS Bahamas 2.62 AG Antigua and Barbuda 2.5 VG British Virgin Islands 2.48 KY Cayman Islands 1.49 HT Haiti 1.03
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About the indicator

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.

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How many university students there are relative to the population of the corresponding age.

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