Algeria vs Cuba: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education

Algeria

9.0%

in 2024

Cuba

8.4%

in 2022

Algeria rank

5th

Cuba rank

6th

Government spending on education overall vs. primary education over time

Algeria currently reports 9.0% against 8.4% in Cuba, a difference of 0.5%.

That makes Algeria's figure about 1.1 times Cuba's.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Cuba has been ahead every year.

Globally, Algeria ranks 5th and Cuba ranks 6th of 199 countries.

Indicator: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education
Unit: % of GDP
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 5,140 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.