Cuba vs Micronesia (country): Government spending on education overall vs. primary education
Cuba
8.4%
in 2022
Micronesia (country)
11.6%
in 2020
Cuba rank
6th
Micronesia (country) rank
3rd
Government spending on education overall vs. primary education over time
- Cuba
- Micronesia (country)
How they compare
Micronesia (country) currently reports 11.6% against 8.4% in Cuba, a difference of 3.2%.
That makes Micronesia (country)'s figure about 1.4 times Cuba's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 6th and Micronesia (country) ranks 3rd of 199 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 2 and Micronesia (country) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Micronesia (country) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.8% | 6.4% | 0.3% | Cuba |
| 2000s | 7.7% | 6.7% | 1.0% | Cuba |
| 2010s | 9.4% | 12.0% | 2.6% | Micronesia (country) |
| 2020s | 11.5% | 11.6% | 0.0% | Micronesia (country) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government spending on education overall vs. primary education, Cuba or Micronesia (country)?
- Micronesia (country), at 11.6% against 8.4% in Cuba as of 2020.
- What is the difference in government spending on education overall vs. primary education between Cuba and Micronesia (country)?
- 3.2%, with Micronesia (country) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Micronesia (country)?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2020.
- How do Cuba and Micronesia (country) rank globally for government spending on education overall vs. primary education?
- Cuba ranks 6th and Micronesia (country) ranks 3rd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Government spending on education overall vs. primary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.