Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Cuba
Cuba: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 1.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Cuba, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Cuba is 1.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.1% on the previous year and up 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Cuba peaked at 1.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2016.
That places Cuba 50th out of 121 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Cuba, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1.2% | — |
| 2013 | 1.2% | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -40.8% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | +35.2% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | +17.0% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | +42.4% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | -5.8% |
| 2024 | 1.6% | +8.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.7% | 1.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.1% | 1.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 47 New Zealand 1.6% compare
- 48 Slovakia 1.6% compare
- 49 Ireland 1.6% compare
- 51 Iran, Islamic Republic of 1.6% compare
- 52 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.6% compare
- 53 United Arab Emirates 1.6% compare
More education data for Cuba
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 82,575 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
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 1.6% 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 1.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2016.
- How does Cuba rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Cuba ranks 50th out of 121 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 25.6%. 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 graduates from tertiary education graduating from Education programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release