Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions in Cuba
Cuba: Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions was 1.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions in Cuba, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 1.5% for percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions in Cuba peaked at 1.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2001.
That places Cuba 13th out of 149 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions in Cuba, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.1% | — |
| 2000 | 1.1% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 1.1% | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 1.4% | +14.4% |
| 2005 | 1.4% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.4% | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 1.4% | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | -8.9% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | +10.5% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 1.5% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.5% | 4 |
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 percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions in Cuba?
- Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions in Cuba was 1.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2001.
- How does Cuba rank for percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions?
- Cuba ranks 13th out of 149 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. 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 Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release