Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) (%) in Cuba
Cuba: Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) (%) was 77.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
77.9%
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
72nd
of 164 countries
All-time high
79.9%
in 2011
All-time low
59.3%
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Cuba, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Cuba is 77.9%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Cuba peaked at 79.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 59.3%, in 1981.
Cuba ranks 72nd of 164 countries on this measure, 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, female (modelled data) (%) in Cuba, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 59.3% | — |
| 1982 | 59.9% | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 60.5% | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 61.0% | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 61.7% | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 62.1% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 62.2% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 62.1% | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 62.2% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 62.7% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 63.4% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 64.2% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 64.7% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 64.7% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 64.3% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 63.8% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 63.5% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 63.1% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 62.9% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 63.1% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 64.2% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 65.9% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 68.2% | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 70.7% | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 73.0% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 75.0% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 76.7% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 77.9% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 78.8% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 79.5% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 79.9% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 79.8% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 79.0% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 77.8% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 76.6% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 75.8% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 75.4% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 75.2% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 75.0% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 75.2% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 75.6% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 76.0% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 76.6% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 77.3% | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 77.9% | +0.8% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 77.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 76.6%, 1.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 77.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 72.9%, 1.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 61.2% | 59.3% | 62.2% | 9 |
| 1990s | 63.7% | 62.7% | 64.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.4% | 63.1% | 78.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.4% | 75.0% | 79.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.4% | 75.2% | 77.9% | 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, female (modelled data) in Cuba?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Cuba was 77.9% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 79.9% in 2011.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.3% in 1981.
- How does Cuba rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data)?
- Cuba ranks 72nd out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. 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, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release