Cuba vs Spain: Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)
Cuba
74.1%
in 2025
Spain
74.8%
in 2025
Cuba rank
69th
Spain rank
68th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) over time
- Cuba
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 74.8% against 74.1% in Cuba, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 69th and Spain ranks 68th of 164 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 59.0% | 51.0% | 7.9% | Cuba |
| 1990s | 58.3% | 61.4% | 3.0% | Spain |
| 2000s | 66.2% | 62.9% | 3.2% | Cuba |
| 2010s | 74.4% | 68.5% | 6.0% | Cuba |
| 2020s | 72.8% | 73.6% | 0.8% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data), Cuba or Spain?
- Spain, at 74.8% against 74.1% in Cuba as of 2025.
- What is the difference in completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) between Cuba and Spain?
- 0.7%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Spain?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Cuba and Spain rank globally for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Cuba ranks 69th and Spain ranks 68th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release