Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Cuba
Cuba: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 1.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
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 1.1%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Cuba peaked at 1.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2021.
That places Cuba 112th out of 122 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Cuba, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1.3% | — |
| 2013 | 1.2% | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | -11.6% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | +23.7% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | -9.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | -24.9% |
| 2023 | 1.1% | +16.3% |
| 2024 | 1.1% | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 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 1.1% 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 1.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2021.
- How does Cuba rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Cuba ranks 112th 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 down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release