Cuba Education Spending 2012-2024

General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on all sectors (including health, education, social services, etc.). It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.
  • Cuba education spending for 2022 was 16.96%, a 0.99% increase from 2021.
  • Cuba education spending for 2021 was 15.97%, a 0.69% decline from 2020.
  • Cuba education spending for 2020 was 16.66%, a 2.44% increase from 2019.
  • Cuba education spending for 2019 was 14.23%, a 1.57% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Education Spending (% of GDP)
Turkmenistan 28.60%
Namibia 25.32%
Paraguay 24.07%
Dominican Republic 22.36%
Iran 21.87%
Malaysia 20.15%
Belize 17.83%
Cuba 16.96%
Jamaica 16.93%
Peru 16.47%
St. Lucia 16.34%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 15.23%
Gabon 13.80%
Algeria 13.10%
Belarus 12.81%
Mauritius 12.19%
Marshall Islands 11.35%
China 10.50%
Maldives 10.18%
Grenada 9.87%
Tonga 9.77%
Armenia 9.70%
Jordan 9.58%
Ecuador 9.27%
Turkey 8.78%
Dominica 6.41%
Cuba Education Spending - Historical Data
Year Education Spending (% of GDP) Annual Change
2022 16.96% 0.99%
2021 15.97% -0.69%
2020 16.66% 2.44%
2019 14.23% 1.57%
2018 12.66% -0.90%
2017 13.57% -1.37%
2016 14.94% -0.33%
2015 15.26% -0.54%
2014 15.80% -0.72%
2013 16.52% 0.04%
2012 16.48% 0.04%