Cuba vs Portugal: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general
Cuba
79.9%
in 2024
Portugal
80.9%
in 2023
Cuba rank
177th
Portugal rank
174th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general over time
- Cuba
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 80.9% against 79.9% in Cuba, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 177th and Portugal ranks 174th of 217 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 82.7% | 68.6% | 14.1% | Cuba |
| 1980s | 71.5% | 96.7% | 25.2% | Portugal |
| 1990s | 69.6% | 91.9% | 22.2% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 76.6% | 85.8% | 9.2% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 79.3% | 77.8% | 1.5% | Cuba |
| 2020s | 76.5% | 80.3% | 3.7% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general, Cuba or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 80.9% against 79.9% in Cuba as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general between Cuba and Portugal?
- 1.0%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Portugal?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
- How do Cuba and Portugal rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Cuba ranks 177th and Portugal ranks 174th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release