School enrollment, secondary in Cuba
Cuba: School enrollment, secondary was 84.2% in 2018. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary in Cuba, 1972–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 84.2% for school enrollment, secondary in 2018.
The figure is down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary in Cuba peaked at 88.7% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 20.5%, in 1972.
Cuba ranks 71st of 154 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary in Cuba, year by year
| Year | % net | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 20.5% | — |
| 1973 | 22.6% | +9.9% |
| 1974 | 26.7% | +18.3% |
| 1979 | 59.8% | +124.0% |
| 1986 | 67.7% | +13.2% |
| 1987 | 66.9% | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 67.4% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 68.6% | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 68.6% | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 68.6% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 66.6% | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 59.9% | -10.2% |
| 1999 | 75.8% | +26.6% |
| 2000 | 80.5% | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 82.3% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 82.6% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 85.1% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 85.1% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 86.6% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 88.7% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 88.3% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 87.5% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 85.7% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 88.2% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 87.9% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 86.6% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 87.2% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 85.1% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 83.6% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 84.2% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 84.2% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 84.2% | +0.0% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 84.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 81.4%, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 84.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 79.3%, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, secondary in Cuba changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +124.0% | 26.7% | 59.8% |
| 1999 | +26.6% | 59.9% | 75.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32.4% | 20.5% | 59.8% | 4 |
| 1980s | 67.7% | 66.9% | 68.6% | 4 |
| 1990s | 67.9% | 59.9% | 75.8% | 5 |
| 2000s | 85.2% | 80.5% | 88.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.7% | 83.6% | 88.2% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 68 Fiji 84.5% compare
- 69 Kyrgyzstan 84.4% compare
- 70 Mauritius 84.3% compare
- 72 Luxembourg 83.6% compare
- 73 Tajikistan 83.2% compare
- 74 Romania 82.8% compare
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 school enrollment, secondary in Cuba?
- School enrollment, secondary in Cuba was 84.2% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 88.7% in 2006.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.5% in 1972.
- How does Cuba rank for school enrollment, secondary?
- Cuba ranks 71st out of 154 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school enrollment, secondary rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. 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 School enrollment, secondary (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.