Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Cuba
Cuba: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. was 60.6% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. 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+ with secondary schooling. in Cuba is 60.6%, measured in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Cuba peaked at 64.3% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 1960.
That places Cuba 39th 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+ with secondary schooling. in Cuba, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 8.5% | — |
| 1965 | 13.6% | +59.6% |
| 1970 | 20.8% | +52.9% |
| 1975 | 30.6% | +47.0% |
| 1980 | 53.4% | +74.7% |
| 1985 | 53.6% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 58.6% | +9.3% |
| 1995 | 61.8% | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 63.8% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 64.3% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 60.6% | -5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.1% | 8.5% | 13.6% | 2 |
| 1970s | 25.7% | 20.8% | 30.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 53.5% | 53.4% | 53.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 60.2% | 58.6% | 61.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 64.1% | 63.8% | 64.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 60.6% | 60.6% | 60.6% | 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+ with secondary schooling. in Cuba?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Cuba was 60.6% 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+ with secondary schooling. recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 64.3% in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 1960.
- How does Cuba rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling.?
- Cuba ranks 39th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. 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+ 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+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)