Cuba vs Kenya: Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates
Cuba
98.1%
in 2024
Kenya
98.2%
in 2023
Cuba rank
132nd
Kenya rank
130th
Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates over time
- Cuba
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 98.2% against 98.1% in Cuba, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 132nd and Kenya ranks 130th of 217 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 5 and Kenya in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 118.8% | 89.7% | 29.1% | Cuba |
| 1980s | 106.8% | 112.9% | 6.1% | Kenya |
| 1990s | 101.8% | 97.9% | 3.8% | Cuba |
| 2000s | 102.8% | 101.4% | 1.4% | Cuba |
| 2010s | 101.4% | 101.0% | 0.5% | Cuba |
| 2020s | 100.6% | 95.6% | 5.0% | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates, Cuba or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 98.2% against 98.1% in Cuba as of 2023.
- What is the difference in primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates between Cuba and Kenya?
- 0.1%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Kenya?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Cuba and Kenya rank globally for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates?
- Cuba ranks 132nd and Kenya ranks 130th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children of any age group who are enrolled in primary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the official primary school age.