Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in Cuba

Cuba: Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP was 2.98 in 2007. ▲ Rising

Latest (2007)
2.98
Change on year
up 43.8%
World rank
1st
of 31 countries
All-time high
2.98
in 2007
All-time low
0.7568
in 1980
Years of data
13
1980–2007

Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in Cuba, 1980–2007

11.522.531980199320071980: 0.7571991: 1.31993: 1.31994: 1.11998: 11999: 1.12000: 1.42001: 1.42002: 1.72004: 2.22005: 2.32006: 2.12007: 3

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

Cuba recorded 2.98 for government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in 2007. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 43.8% on the previous year and up 192.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Cuba peaked at 2.98 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.7568, in 1980.

Cuba ranks 1st of 31 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in Cuba, year by year

Annual values for Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP (%) in Cuba, 1980 to 2007.
Year Value Change
1980 0.7568
1991 1.29 +70.6%
1993 1.33 +3.0%
1994 1.07 -19.6%
1998 1.02 -4.5%
1999 1.08 +5.4%
2000 1.35 +25.9%
2001 1.43 +5.6%
2002 1.68 +17.4%
2004 2.24 +33.2%
2005 2.33 +4.2%
2006 2.07 -11.0%
2007 2.98 +43.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.7568 0.7568 0.7568 1
1990s 1.16 1.02 1.33 5
2000s 2.01 1.35 2.98 7

Countries ranked near Cuba

  1. 2 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 1.66
  2. 3 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1.55 compare
  3. 4 Costa Rica 1.32 compare

See the full ranking of 31 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Cuba?
Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Cuba was 2.98 in 2007, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Cuba?
The highest recorded value was 2.98 in 2007.
What is the lowest government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Cuba?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7568 in 1980.
How does Cuba rank for government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp?
Cuba ranks 1st out of 31 countries with data for 2007.
Is government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Cuba?
Over the last ten years it is up 192.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cuba data come from?
The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP (%)
Source
UNICEF
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Coverage
31 places, 627 data points, 1970–2023
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