Cuba vs Marshall Islands: Government spending on education overall vs. primary education

Cuba

8.4%

in 2022

Marshall Islands

7.7%

in 2022

Cuba rank

6th

Marshall Islands rank

9th

Government spending on education overall vs. primary education over time

Cuba currently reports 8.4% against 7.7% in Marshall Islands, a difference of 0.7%.

That makes Cuba's figure about 1.1 times Marshall Islands's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Marshall Islands ahead.

Globally, Cuba ranks 6th and Marshall Islands ranks 9th 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.