Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Cuba
Cuba: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education was 17.0% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Cuba, 2012–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 17.0% for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in 2022. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Cuba peaked at 17.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12.7%, in 2018.
That places Cuba 40th out of 194 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.9% | 12.7% | 16.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 16.5% | 16.0% | 17.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More economy & growth data for Cuba
- Taxes less subsidies on products 762.00 million current US$ (2020)
- Industry (including construction), value added 24.71 billion current US$ (2020)
- Industry (including construction), value added 258.69 billion current LCU (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added 14.71 billion constant 2015 US$ (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added -3.0% (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added 8.79 billion constant LCU (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added 23.8% (2024)
- Services, value added 78.91 billion current US$ (2020)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 9,010 current US$ (2019)
- GNI per capita 9,094 current LCU (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Cuba?
- Share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Cuba was 17.0% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 17.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.7% in 2018.
- How does Cuba rank for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education?
- Cuba ranks 40th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of total general government spending (across all sectors) that is allocated to education.