Cuba vs Ethiopia: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education

Cuba

17.0%

in 2022

Ethiopia

16.7%

in 2024

Cuba rank

40th

Ethiopia rank

42nd

Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education over time

Cuba currently reports 17.0% against 16.7% in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.3%.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.

Globally, Cuba ranks 40th and Ethiopia ranks 42nd of 194 countries.

Indicator: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,043 data points, 1980–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Percentage of total general government spending (across all sectors) that is allocated to education.