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