Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Cuba
Cuba: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 31.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Cuba, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Cuba stood at 31.4%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 60.7% on the previous year and up 46.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Cuba peaked at 31.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 2016.
That places Cuba 12th out of 124 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 31.1% | — |
| 2013 | 25.4% | -18.3% |
| 2014 | 21.4% | -15.7% |
| 2015 | 11.6% | -45.6% |
| 2016 | 3.9% | -66.3% |
| 2019 | 20.3% | +417.5% |
| 2020 | 12.0% | -40.7% |
| 2021 | 29.6% | +145.5% |
| 2023 | 19.6% | -33.9% |
| 2024 | 31.4% | +60.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.0% | 3.9% | 31.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 23.2% | 12.0% | 31.4% | 4 |
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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 31.4% 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 31.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 2016.
- How does Cuba rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Cuba ranks 12th out of 124 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 46.8%. 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 Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Education programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release