Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 20-24, female in Cuba
Cuba: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 20-24, female was 2.41 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 20-24, female in Cuba, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 20-24, female in Cuba stood at 2.41. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1,621.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 20-24, female in Cuba peaked at 2.41 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.05, in 1960.
That places Cuba 2nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 20-24, female in Cuba, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.05 | — |
| 1965 | 0.06 | +20.0% |
| 1970 | 0.15 | +150.0% |
| 1975 | 0.2 | +33.3% |
| 1980 | 0.25 | +25.0% |
| 1985 | 0.38 | +52.0% |
| 1990 | 0.4 | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 0.34 | -15.0% |
| 2000 | 0.14 | -58.8% |
| 2005 | 1.3 | +828.6% |
| 2010 | 2.41 | +85.4% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 2.41 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.45, 5.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 2.41 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3, 8.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.055 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.175 | 0.15 | 0.2 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.315 | 0.25 | 0.38 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.37 | 0.34 | 0.4 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.72 | 0.14 | 1.3 | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.41 | 2.41 | 2.41 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More education data for Cuba
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.72 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.32 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 78,576 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 4,635 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 171,121 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 162,406 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 662,491 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 698,052 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -3.62 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 20-24, female in Cuba?
- Barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 20-24, female in Cuba was 2.41 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 20-24, female recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 2.41 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 20-24, female recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.05 in 1960.
- How does Cuba rank for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 20-24, female?
- Cuba ranks 2nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 20-24, female rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,621.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 20-24, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of tertiary schooling, 20-24, female is the average years of tertiary education completed among females age 20-24.