Completion rate, upper secondary education, both … modelled data both in Cuba
Cuba: Completion rate, upper secondary education, both … modelled data both was 74.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
74.1%
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
69th
of 164 countries
All-time high
77.1%
in 2012
All-time low
57.0%
in 1999
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Cuba, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 74.1% for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Cuba peaked at 77.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 57.0%, in 1999.
That places Cuba 69th 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, upper secondary education, both … modelled data both in Cuba, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 58.0% | — |
| 1982 | 58.5% | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 58.9% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 59.3% | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 59.5% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 59.6% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 59.4% | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 58.9% | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 58.6% | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 58.7% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 58.9% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 59.2% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 59.3% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 59.1% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 58.6% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 58.0% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 57.5% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 57.1% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 57.0% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 57.6% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 58.8% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 60.6% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 62.8% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 65.2% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 67.6% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 69.8% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 71.6% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 73.2% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 74.7% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 75.9% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 76.8% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 77.1% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 76.4% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 75.2% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 74.0% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 73.0% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 72.4% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 71.9% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 71.6% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 71.7% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 72.0% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 72.4% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 73.0% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 73.6% | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 74.1% | +0.7% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 74.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 72.5%, 1.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 74.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 67.1%, 1.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 59.0% | 58.0% | 59.6% | 9 |
| 1990s | 58.3% | 57.0% | 59.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.2% | 57.6% | 74.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.4% | 71.6% | 77.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.8% | 71.7% | 74.1% | 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Cuba?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Cuba was 74.1% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 77.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.0% in 1999.
- How does Cuba rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Cuba ranks 69th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (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, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release