Cuba vs Madagascar: Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education
Cuba
95.7%
in 2024
Madagascar
95.8%
in 2020
Cuba rank
83rd
Madagascar rank
81st
Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education over time
- Cuba
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 95.8% against 95.7% in Cuba, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 83rd and Madagascar ranks 81st of 190 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 5 and Madagascar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 95.2% | 60.6% | 34.6% | Cuba |
| 1980s | 95.8% | 61.2% | 34.5% | Cuba |
| 1990s | 97.4% | 56.9% | 40.5% | Cuba |
| 2000s | 99.1% | 73.7% | 25.4% | Cuba |
| 2010s | 97.4% | 98.1% | 0.7% | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 98.3% | 95.8% | 2.5% | 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 Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 95.8% against 95.7% in Cuba as of 2020.
- What is the difference in gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education between Cuba and Madagascar?
- 0.1%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Madagascar?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2020.
- How do Cuba and Madagascar rank globally for gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education?
- Cuba ranks 83rd and Madagascar ranks 81st 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
Share of girls of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.