Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Cuba
Cuba: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary was 64.5% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Cuba, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Cuba is 64.5%, measured in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Cuba peaked at 90.0% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 14.7%, in 1960.
That places Cuba 86th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Cuba, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 14.7% | — |
| 1965 | 23.1% | +57.5% |
| 1970 | 28.8% | +24.5% |
| 1975 | 49.4% | +71.6% |
| 1980 | 80.5% | +63.1% |
| 1985 | 90.0% | +11.7% |
| 1990 | 87.3% | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 88.5% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 87.7% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 77.4% | -11.8% |
| 2010 | 64.5% | -16.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.9% | 14.7% | 23.1% | 2 |
| 1970s | 39.1% | 28.8% | 49.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 85.2% | 80.5% | 90.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 87.9% | 87.3% | 88.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 82.6% | 77.4% | 87.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 64.5% | 64.5% | 64.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More education data for Cuba
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0636 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Cuba?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Cuba was 64.5% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 90.0% in 1985.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.7% in 1960.
- How does Cuba rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary?
- Cuba ranks 86th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)