Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Cuba
Cuba: Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation was 58.6% in 2010. ▬ Flat
Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Cuba, 2000–2010
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2010, share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Cuba stood at 58.6%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 16.8% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Cuba peaked at 58.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 41.4%, in 2008.
Cuba ranks 95th of 116 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Cuba, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 56.1% | — |
| 2001 | 51.3% | -8.5% |
| 2002 | 50.2% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 51.8% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 52.6% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 58.0% | +10.4% |
| 2007 | 50.2% | -13.5% |
| 2008 | 41.4% | -17.5% |
| 2009 | 50.2% | +21.2% |
| 2010 | 58.6% | +16.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.3% | 41.4% | 58.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 58.6% | 58.6% | 58.6% | 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 share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Cuba?
- Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation in Cuba was 58.6% in 2010, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 58.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.4% in 2008.
- How does Cuba rank for share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation?
- Cuba ranks 95th out of 116 countries with data for 2010.
- Is share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of total public education spending allocated to staff compensation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 10 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Compensation for staff across all levels of education, both teaching and non-teaching, covers salaries, retirement contributions by employers, and additional benefits.