Percentage of graduates from tertiary education … Services female in Cuba
Cuba: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education … Services female was 4.8% 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 4.8%.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and up 32.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Cuba peaked at 4.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2020.
That places Cuba 33rd out of 122 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education … Services female in Cuba, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 4.8% | — |
| 2013 | 3.6% | -24.0% |
| 2016 | 2.7% | -25.0% |
| 2019 | 2.9% | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 1.9% | -34.1% |
| 2021 | 3.2% | +67.0% |
| 2023 | 4.9% | +52.4% |
| 2024 | 4.8% | -1.5% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 4.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.9%, 1.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 4.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.0%, 1.6× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.5% | 2.7% | 4.8% | 4 |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 1.9% | 4.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More education data for Cuba
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.72 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.32 (2024)
- 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)
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 4.8% 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 4.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2020.
- How does Cuba rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Cuba ranks 33rd 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 32.9%. 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 Services programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release