Cuba vs Ghana: Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education

Cuba
95.7%
in 2024
Ghana
95.9%
in 2024
Cuba rank
83rd
Ghana rank
80th

Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education over time

  • Cuba
  • Ghana
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How they compare

Ghana currently reports 95.9% against 95.7% in Cuba, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 48 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Cuba ahead.

Cuba ranks 83rd and Ghana ranks 80th of 190 countries.

Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 20 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Ghana Difference Ahead
1820s 0.8% 0.0% 0.8% Cuba
1830s 1.3% 0.0% 1.3% Cuba
1840s 2.1% 0.0% 2.1% Cuba
1850s 3.5% 0.1% 3.5% Cuba
1860s 5.8% 0.1% 5.7% Cuba
1870s 9.3% 0.2% 9.1% Cuba
1880s 16.1% 0.3% 15.8% Cuba
1890s 28.3% 0.5% 27.8% Cuba
1900s 40.5% 0.9% 39.6% Cuba
1910s 57.8% 1.6% 56.2% Cuba
1920s 64.8% 2.8% 61.9% Cuba
1930s 67.7% 4.9% 62.8% Cuba
1940s 70.6% 8.3% 62.4% Cuba
1950s 75.2% 19.5% 55.7% Cuba
1960s 94.4% 40.6% 53.8% Cuba
1970s 100.0% 39.9% 60.1% Cuba
1980s 96.9% 44.4% 52.4% Cuba
2000s 98.7% 75.0% 23.7% Cuba
2010s 97.2% 90.1% 7.1% Cuba
2020s 97.6% 89.0% 8.5% Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education, Cuba or Ghana?
Ghana, at 95.9% against 95.7% in Cuba as of 2024.
What is the difference in gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education between Cuba and Ghana?
0.2%, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Ghana?
48 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2024.
How do Cuba and Ghana rank globally for gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education?
Cuba ranks 83rd and Ghana ranks 80th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
190 places, 7,246 data points, 1820–2025
Last refreshed

The share of girls of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.