Education spending in Cuba
Government spending on education in Cuba was equal to 8.4% of GDP in 2022.
Cuba, 2022
8.4%
Change from 2021
−0.9percentage points
World, 2022
3.9%
Position in 2022
6th of 164
Education spending in Cuba over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Cuba | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | – | 3.6% |
| 2022 | 8.4% | 3.9% |
| 2021 | 9.4% | 4.2% |
| 2020 | 11.5% | 4.3% |
| 2019 | 9.0% | 4.2% |
| 2018 | 8.0% | 4.2% |
| 2017 | 8.4% | 4.1% |
| 2016 | 9.0% | 4.2% |
| 2015 | 9.0% | 4.2% |
| 2014 | 9.6% | 4.2% |
| 2013 | 10.7% | 4.3% |
| 2012 | 11.6% | 4.0% |
| 2011 | – | 4.1% |
| 2010 | 12.8% | 4.2% |
| 2009 | 13.1% | 4.7% |
| 2008 | 14.1% | 4.2% |
| 2007 | 11.9% | 4.0% |
| 2006 | 9.1% | 4.0% |
| 2005 | 10.6% | 4.0% |
| 2004 | 10.3% | 3.9% |
| 2003 | 9.9% | 4.1% |
| 2002 | 9.6% | 3.9% |
| 2001 | 8.4% | 3.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.9 percentage points from 9.4% in 2021.
- Since 2012, when it was 11.6%, the figure has changed by −3.1 percentage points.
- Among the 164 countries with data for 2022, Cuba has the 6th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2022 was 3.9%.
More for Cuba
All statistics for Cuba
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
43.1%
2024 · World Bank
Primary school enrolment (gross)
98.1%
2024 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
11.5%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
99.7%
2019 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
94.1%
2019 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
65.3%
2019 · UNESCO UIS