Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in Cuba
Cuba: Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP was 3.0% in 2007. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in Cuba, 1980–2007
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 3.0% for government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in 2007. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of 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 3.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1980.
That places Cuba 4th out of 173 countries with data for 2007, putting it 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
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.8% | — |
| 1991 | 1.3% | +70.6% |
| 1993 | 1.3% | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 1.1% | -19.6% |
| 1998 | 1.0% | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 1.1% | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 1.4% | +25.9% |
| 2001 | 1.4% | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 1.7% | +17.4% |
| 2004 | 2.2% | +33.2% |
| 2005 | 2.3% | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | -11.0% |
| 2007 | 3.0% | +43.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.3% | 5 |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 1.4% | 3.0% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 1 Sierra Leone 2,104.0%
- 2 Mauritania 4.6% compare
- 3 Botswana 4.1% compare
- 5 Ethiopia 2.3% compare
- 6 Puerto Rico 2.2% compare
- 7 Denmark 2.2% compare
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 tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Cuba?
- Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Cuba was 3.0% in 2007, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 3.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1980.
- How does Cuba rank for government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Cuba ranks 4th out of 173 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release