Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Cuba

Cuba: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female was 101.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
101.0%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
68th
of 193 countries
All-time high
101.0%
in 2019
All-time low
73.6%
in 1972
Years of data
45
1972–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Cuba, 1972–2019

02550751001972199520191972: 73.6 %1973: 76.1 %1974: 78 %1975: 80.3 %1978: 88.7 %1979: 89.4 %1980: 92.6 %1981: 91.1 %1982: 90.7 %1983: 90.2 %1984: 90.7 %1985: 90.1 %1986: 90.7 %1987: 91.4 %1988: 92.4 %1989: 94.3 %1990: 95 %1991: 95.4 %1992: 96.2 %1993: 94.3 %1994: 92.1 %1995: 90.7 %1996: 93 %1997: 94 %1999: 91.7 %2000: 92.5 %2001: 93.4 %2002: 94.3 %2003: 94.9 %2004: 95.4 %2005: 96.5 %2006: 97.8 %2007: 97.2 %2008: 96.7 %2009: 96.3 %2010: 96.2 %2011: 95.8 %2012: 95.1 %2013: 94.5 %2014: 97.6 %2015: 97.9 %2016: 99.4 %2017: 100.1 %2018: 100.8 %2019: 101 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Cuba is 101.0%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Cuba peaked at 101.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 73.6%, in 1972.

Cuba ranks 68th of 193 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.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Cuba, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female (%) in Cuba, 1972 to 2019.
Year % Change
1972 73.6%
1973 76.1% +3.4%
1974 78.0% +2.5%
1975 80.3% +3.0%
1978 88.7% +10.4%
1979 89.4% +0.8%
1980 92.6% +3.5%
1981 91.1% -1.6%
1982 90.7% -0.4%
1983 90.2% -0.6%
1984 90.7% +0.5%
1985 90.1% -0.6%
1986 90.7% +0.7%
1987 91.4% +0.8%
1988 92.4% +1.0%
1989 94.3% +2.1%
1990 95.0% +0.7%
1991 95.4% +0.5%
1992 96.2% +0.8%
1993 94.3% -1.9%
1994 92.1% -2.4%
1995 90.7% -1.4%
1996 93.0% +2.5%
1997 94.0% +1.1%
1999 91.7% -2.4%
2000 92.5% +0.9%
2001 93.4% +1.0%
2002 94.3% +1.0%
2003 94.9% +0.6%
2004 95.4% +0.6%
2005 96.5% +1.2%
2006 97.8% +1.3%
2007 97.2% -0.6%
2008 96.7% -0.5%
2009 96.3% -0.4%
2010 96.2% -0.1%
2011 95.8% -0.4%
2012 95.1% -0.7%
2013 94.5% -0.7%
2014 97.6% +3.3%
2015 97.9% +0.3%
2016 99.4% +1.5%
2017 100.1% +0.7%
2018 100.8% +0.7%
2019 101.0% +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 81.0% 73.6% 89.4% 6
1980s 91.4% 90.1% 94.3% 10
1990s 93.6% 90.7% 96.2% 9
2000s 95.5% 92.5% 97.8% 10
2010s 97.8% 94.5% 101.0% 10

Countries ranked near Cuba

  1. 65 Hungary 101.3% compare
  2. 66 Belarus 101.2% compare
  3. 67 Nicaragua 101.0% compare
  4. 69 Sao Tome and Principe 100.8% compare
  5. 70 Greece 100.8% compare
  6. 71 Timor-Leste 100.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Cuba?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Cuba was 101.0% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in Cuba?
The highest recorded value was 101.0% in 2019.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in Cuba?
The lowest recorded value was 73.6% in 1972.
How does Cuba rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
Cuba ranks 68th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in Cuba?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 7,794 data points, 1970–2020
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Total female enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official primary and secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.