School life expectancy, primary … lower adjusted GPIA gender in Cuba
Cuba: School life expectancy, primary … lower adjusted GPIA gender was 0.9756 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
0.9756 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
159th
of 200 countries
All-time high
1.01 GPIA
in 1996
All-time low
0.9359 GPIA
in 2015
Years of data
28
1996–2024
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Cuba, 1996–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 0.9756 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in 2024.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Cuba peaked at 1.01 GPIA in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.9359 GPIA, in 2015.
Cuba ranks 159th of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
School life expectancy, primary … lower adjusted GPIA gender in Cuba, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 1.01 GPIA | — |
| 1997 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.9832 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.9794 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.972 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.9722 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9693 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.9694 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9714 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9764 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.9744 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9727 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9716 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9717 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9707 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9716 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9726 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9408 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9359 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.9437 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.9381 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9407 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9475 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.9564 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.9863 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9697 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.971 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.9756 GPIA | +0.5% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 0.9756 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9971 GPIA, 98% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 0.9756 GPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9929 GPIA, 98% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9998 GPIA | 0.9832 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.9729 GPIA | 0.9693 GPIA | 0.9794 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9533 GPIA | 0.9359 GPIA | 0.9726 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9718 GPIA | 0.9564 GPIA | 0.9863 GPIA | 5 |
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 school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Cuba?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Cuba was 0.9756 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPIA in 1996.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9359 GPIA in 2015.
- How does Cuba rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- Cuba ranks 159th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release