Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in Cuba
Cuba: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female was 92.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in Cuba, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in Cuba is 92.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in Cuba peaked at 99.9% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 60.5%, in 1972.
Cuba ranks 116th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in Cuba, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 63.2% | — |
| 1972 | 60.5% | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 99.0% | +63.8% |
| 2000 | 98.7% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 97.0% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 99.9% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 97.0% | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 95.7% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 96.5% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 96.3% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 97.8% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 92.5% | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 97.8% | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 96.2% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 95.2% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 92.2% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 91.6% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 96.3% | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 96.0% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 95.2% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 96.0% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 91.4% | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 91.3% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 95.0% | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 97.4% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 93.7% | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 93.7% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 92.0% | -1.9% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 92.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96.5%, 95% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 92.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 94.7%, 97% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +63.8% | 60.5% | 99.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 61.8% | 60.5% | 63.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 96.9% | 92.5% | 99.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.1% | 91.3% | 96.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.4% | 92.0% | 97.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More education data for Cuba
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0636 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in Cuba?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in Cuba was 92.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2002.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.5% in 1972.
- How does Cuba rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female?
- Cuba ranks 116th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. 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 intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release