Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Cuba
Cuba: Gender gap education levels, gaps filled was 95.72 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Cuba, 1820–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2024, gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Cuba stood at 95.72.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Cuba peaked at 100 in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.67, in 1820.
Cuba ranks 83rd of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 80 years of available data.
Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Cuba, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1820 | 0.67 | — |
| 1825 | 0.87 | +29.9% |
| 1830 | 1.12 | +28.7% |
| 1835 | 1.44 | +28.6% |
| 1840 | 1.86 | +29.2% |
| 1845 | 2.4 | +29.0% |
| 1850 | 3.08 | +28.3% |
| 1855 | 3.95 | +28.2% |
| 1860 | 5.06 | +28.1% |
| 1865 | 6.45 | +27.5% |
| 1870 | 8.19 | +27.0% |
| 1875 | 10.36 | +26.5% |
| 1880 | 13.01 | +25.6% |
| 1885 | 19.12 | +47.0% |
| 1890 | 25.23 | +32.0% |
| 1895 | 31.34 | +24.2% |
| 1900 | 37.45 | +19.5% |
| 1905 | 43.55 | +16.3% |
| 1910 | 53.06 | +21.8% |
| 1915 | 62.57 | +17.9% |
| 1920 | 64.04 | +2.3% |
| 1925 | 65.5 | +2.3% |
| 1930 | 66.97 | +2.2% |
| 1935 | 68.43 | +2.2% |
| 1940 | 69.89 | +2.1% |
| 1945 | 71.36 | +2.1% |
| 1950 | 72.82 | +2.0% |
| 1955 | 77.65 | +6.6% |
| 1960 | 88.82 | +14.4% |
| 1965 | 100 | +12.6% |
| 1970 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 97.61 | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 95.21 | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 97.72 | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 98.47 | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 100 | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 99.27 | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 98.53 | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 97.79 | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 97.06 | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 96.87 | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 96.27 | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 97.04 | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 98.27 | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 98.21 | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 96.15 | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 95.73 | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 96.54 | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 96.43 | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 95.75 | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 95.5 | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 95.56 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 97.15 | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 96.56 | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 97.28 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 97.3 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 99.34 | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 99.74 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 99.14 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 98.93 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 98.72 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 98.8 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 98.89 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 98.07 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 98.41 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 97.78 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 96.87 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 97.28 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 97.39 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 97.51 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 96.97 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 97.15 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 96.93 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 97.11 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 97.62 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 98.29 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 98.64 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 96.88 | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 96.87 | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 95.72 | -1.2% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 95.72 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.11, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 95.72 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 93.21, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Cuba changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | +47.0% | 13.01 | 19.12 |
| 1890 | +32.0% | 19.12 | 25.23 |
| 1825 | +29.9% | 0.67 | 0.87 |
| 1840 | +29.2% | 1.44 | 1.86 |
| 1845 | +29.0% | 1.86 | 2.4 |
| 1830 | +28.7% | 0.87 | 1.12 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0.77 | 0.67 | 0.87 | 2 |
| 1830s | 1.28 | 1.12 | 1.44 | 2 |
| 1840s | 2.13 | 1.86 | 2.4 | 2 |
| 1850s | 3.52 | 3.08 | 3.95 | 2 |
| 1860s | 5.75 | 5.06 | 6.45 | 2 |
| 1870s | 9.27 | 8.19 | 10.36 | 2 |
| 1880s | 16.07 | 13.01 | 19.12 | 2 |
| 1890s | 28.29 | 25.23 | 31.34 | 2 |
| 1900s | 40.5 | 37.45 | 43.55 | 2 |
| 1910s | 57.81 | 53.06 | 62.57 | 2 |
| 1920s | 64.77 | 64.04 | 65.5 | 2 |
| 1930s | 67.7 | 66.97 | 68.43 | 2 |
| 1940s | 70.62 | 69.89 | 71.36 | 2 |
| 1950s | 75.23 | 72.82 | 77.65 | 2 |
| 1960s | 94.41 | 88.82 | 100 | 2 |
| 1970s | 98.17 | 95.21 | 100 | 10 |
| 1980s | 96.73 | 95.73 | 98.27 | 10 |
| 1990s | 97.3 | 95.5 | 99.74 | 8 |
| 2000s | 98.71 | 98.07 | 99.14 | 7 |
| 2010s | 97.26 | 96.87 | 97.78 | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.28 | 95.72 | 98.64 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More education data for Cuba
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Cuba?
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Cuba was 95.72 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gender gap education levels, gaps filled recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 1965.
- What is the lowest gender gap education levels, gaps filled recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.67 in 1820.
- How does Cuba rank for gender gap education levels, gaps filled?
- Cuba ranks 83rd out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gender gap education levels, gaps filled rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gender gap education levels, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gender gap education levels with 642 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gender gap education levels with 642 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.