Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Cuba
Cuba: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 41.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Cuba, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 41.3% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2024.
The figure is down 16.3% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Cuba peaked at 56.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 27.6%, in 2016.
Cuba ranks 1st of 122 countries on this measure, 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 | 33.1% | — |
| 2013 | 35.4% | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 36.7% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 45.7% | +24.7% |
| 2016 | 27.6% | -39.6% |
| 2019 | 33.4% | +20.8% |
| 2020 | 56.2% | +68.5% |
| 2021 | 43.9% | -21.9% |
| 2023 | 49.3% | +12.4% |
| 2024 | 41.3% | -16.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 35.3% | 27.6% | 45.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 47.7% | 41.3% | 56.2% | 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 graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Cuba?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Cuba was 41.3% 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 56.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.6% in 2016.
- How does Cuba rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Cuba ranks 1st 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 12.5%. 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 Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Health and Welfare programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release