Cuba vs UIS: Sub-saharan Africa: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender

Cuba
0.9756 GPIA
in 2024
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
0.9727 GPIA
in 2024
Cuba rank
159th
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank
159th

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender over time

  • Cuba
  • UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
00.250.50.751199620102024

How they compare

Cuba currently reports 0.9756 GPIA against 0.9727 GPIA in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0029 GPIA.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Cuba ahead.

Cuba ranks 159th and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 159th of 200 countries.

Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba UIS: Sub-saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 0.9956 GPIA 0.8286 GPIA 0.167 GPIA Cuba
2000s 0.9729 GPIA 0.8579 GPIA 0.1149 GPIA Cuba
2010s 0.9533 GPIA 0.9303 GPIA 0.023 GPIA Cuba
2020s 0.9718 GPIA 0.9652 GPIA 0.0066 GPIA Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender, Cuba or UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
Cuba, at 0.9756 GPIA against 0.9727 GPIA in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender between Cuba and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
0.0029 GPIA, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
27 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2024.
How do Cuba and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
Cuba ranks 159th and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 159th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
421 places, 10,261 data points, 1985–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release