Cuba vs Denmark: Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP
Cuba
3.0%
in 2007
Denmark
2.2%
in 2022
Cuba rank
4th
Denmark rank
7th
Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP over time
- Cuba
- Denmark
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 3.0% against 2.2% in Denmark, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Cuba's figure about 1.4 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Denmark ahead.
Cuba ranks 4th and Denmark ranks 7th of 173 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8% | 1.0% | 0.3% | Denmark |
| 1990s | 1.2% | 1.9% | 0.8% | Denmark |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 2.4% | 0.4% | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp, Cuba or Denmark?
- Cuba, at 3.0% against 2.2% in Denmark as of 2007.
- What is the difference in government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp between Cuba and Denmark?
- 0.8%, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Denmark?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2007.
- How do Cuba and Denmark rank globally for government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Cuba ranks 4th and Denmark ranks 7th of 173 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release