Cuba vs Solomon Islands: Government spending on education as a share of GDP
Cuba
8.4%
in 2022
Solomon Islands
8.3%
in 2023
Cuba rank
6th
Solomon Islands rank
7th
Government spending on education as a share of GDP over time
- Cuba
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 8.4% against 8.3% in Solomon Islands, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 6th and Solomon Islands ranks 7th of 199 countries.
Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.7% | 3.1% | 3.6% | Cuba |
| 2000s | 13.0% | 7.0% | 6.1% | Cuba |
| 2010s | 12.8% | 7.5% | 5.4% | Cuba |
| 2020s | 9.8% | 8.8% | 1.0% | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government spending on education as a share of gdp, Cuba or Solomon Islands?
- Cuba, at 8.4% against 8.3% in Solomon Islands as of 2022.
- What is the difference in government spending on education as a share of gdp between Cuba and Solomon Islands?
- 0.1%, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Solomon Islands?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2022.
- How do Cuba and Solomon Islands rank globally for government spending on education as a share of gdp?
- Cuba ranks 6th and Solomon Islands ranks 7th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Government spending on education as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.