Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Cuba
Cuba: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 8.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Cuba, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Cuba is 8.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 7.3% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Cuba peaked at 8.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 2021.
Cuba ranks 120th of 122 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Cuba, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 8.0% | — |
| 2016 | 6.9% | -14.2% |
| 2019 | 6.1% | -10.5% |
| 2020 | 5.8% | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 5.2% | -11.4% |
| 2023 | 7.6% | +47.9% |
| 2024 | 8.2% | +7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.0% | 6.1% | 8.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 5.2% | 8.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 117 Kyrgyzstan 13.7% compare
- 118 Kazakhstan 11.2% compare
- 119 Trinidad and Tobago 9.4% compare
- 121 Uzbekistan 6.6% compare
- 122 Eswatini 0.0%
More education data for Cuba
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 698,052 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -3.62 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Cuba?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Cuba was 8.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 8.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 2021.
- How does Cuba rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Cuba ranks 120th out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Business, Administration and Law programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release