Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP in Cuba
Cuba: Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP was 0.9% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP in Cuba, 1991–2010
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 0.9% for government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp in 2010.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp in Cuba peaked at 1.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1994.
Cuba ranks 12th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP in Cuba, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.7% | — |
| 1993 | 0.7% | +4.9% |
| 1994 | 0.5% | -22.1% |
| 1998 | 0.6% | +19.3% |
| 1999 | 0.7% | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | +8.8% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | +28.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | -18.4% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | +35.3% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | -12.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More education data for Cuba
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 78,576 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 4,635 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 171,121 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 162,406 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 662,491 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 698,052 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -3.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0636 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp in Cuba?
- Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp in Cuba was 0.9% in 2010, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1994.
- How does Cuba rank for government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Cuba ranks 12th out of 169 countries with data for 2010.
- Is government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release