Progression to secondary school in Cuba
Cuba: Progression to secondary school was 98.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Progression to secondary school in Cuba, 1971–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, progression to secondary school in Cuba stood at 98.5%.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school in Cuba peaked at 99.1% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 65.4%, in 1971.
Cuba ranks 64th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Progression to secondary school in Cuba, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 65.4% | — |
| 1972 | 67.7% | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 68.2% | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 74.0% | +8.4% |
| 1975 | 76.2% | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 81.4% | +6.8% |
| 1977 | 88.6% | +8.9% |
| 1978 | 86.5% | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 92.0% | +6.4% |
| 1980 | 92.4% | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 93.7% | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 95.5% | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 97.0% | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 96.1% | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 95.3% | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 98.2% | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 97.3% | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 98.2% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 97.6% | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 96.5% | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 96.7% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 95.4% | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 95.5% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 97.2% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 97.1% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 97.4% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 97.7% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 98.2% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 98.7% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 98.7% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 98.6% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 98.5% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 98.5% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 98.9% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 98.6% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 99.0% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 98.8% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 99.1% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 98.4% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 98.8% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 98.6% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 98.5% | -0.2% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 98.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.0%, 1.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 98.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 96.4%, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 77.8% | 65.4% | 92.0% | 9 |
| 1980s | 96.1% | 92.4% | 98.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 96.6% | 95.4% | 97.6% | 7 |
| 2000s | 98.4% | 97.4% | 98.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.7% | 98.4% | 99.1% | 8 |
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 progression to secondary school in Cuba?
- Progression to secondary school in Cuba was 98.5% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 99.1% in 2013.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.4% in 1971.
- How does Cuba rank for progression to secondary school?
- Cuba ranks 64th out of 167 countries with data for 2017.
- Is progression to secondary school rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Progression to secondary school (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).