Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Cuba
Cuba: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 0.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.4%
Change on year
down 21.5%
World rank
101st
of 111 countries
All-time high
1.2%
in 2019
All-time low
0.2%
in 2020
Years of data
8
2012–2024
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Cuba, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 0.4% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2024.
The figure is down 21.5% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Cuba peaked at 1.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2020.
Cuba ranks 101st of 111 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Cuba, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.3% | — |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +11.7% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +9.7% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | +230.9% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -83.5% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +64.8% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | +45.6% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | -21.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 1.2% | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More education data for Cuba
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 98.11 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 98.1% (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 0.4% 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 1.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2020.
- How does Cuba rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Cuba ranks 101st out of 111 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 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Services 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