Cuba vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes

Cuba
106.5%
in 2019
Sub-Saharan Africa
33.4%
in 2018
Cuba rank
37th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
40th

Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes over time

  • Cuba
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
20406080100199620072019

How they compare

Cuba currently reports 106.5% against 33.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 73.1%.

That makes Cuba's figure about 3.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Cuba has been ahead every year.

Cuba ranks 37th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 40th of 182 countries.

Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 63.4% 19.7% 43.7% Cuba
2000s 82.9% 24.4% 58.4% Cuba
2010s 93.7% 33.8% 59.9% Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes, Cuba or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Cuba, at 106.5% against 33.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2019.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes between Cuba and Sub-Saharan Africa?
73.1%, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Sub-Saharan Africa?
21 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2018.
How do Cuba and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes?
Cuba ranks 37th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 40th of 182 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
227 places, 4,371 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total enrollment in upper secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official upper secondary education age.