Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) (%) in Cuba
Cuba: Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) (%) was 97.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
97.1%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
56th
of 164 countries
All-time high
97.8%
in 2011
All-time low
91.0%
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in Cuba, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in Cuba is 97.1%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in Cuba peaked at 97.8% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 91.0%, in 1981.
That places Cuba 56th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) (%) in Cuba, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 91.0% | — |
| 1982 | 91.3% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 91.7% | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 92.0% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 92.3% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 92.4% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 92.5% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 92.6% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 92.7% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 92.9% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 93.0% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 93.0% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 93.1% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 93.2% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 93.3% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 93.2% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 93.0% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 92.9% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 93.1% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 93.8% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 94.5% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 95.2% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 95.8% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 96.3% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 96.6% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 96.9% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 97.2% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 97.4% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 97.6% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 97.8% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 97.8% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 97.8% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 97.6% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 97.3% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 97.0% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 96.8% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 96.6% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 96.4% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 96.4% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 96.5% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 96.5% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 96.6% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 96.8% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 96.9% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 97.1% | +0.1% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 97.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95.6%, 1.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 97.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 87.0%, 1.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 92.1% | 91.0% | 92.7% | 9 |
| 1990s | 93.1% | 92.9% | 93.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 96.1% | 93.8% | 97.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.2% | 96.4% | 97.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.7% | 96.5% | 97.1% | 6 |
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 completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in Cuba?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in Cuba was 97.1% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 97.8% in 2011.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.0% in 1981.
- How does Cuba rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data)?
- Cuba ranks 56th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release