School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Cuba
Cuba: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index was 0.9874 GPI in 2019. ▬ Flat
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Cuba, 1972–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2019, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Cuba stood at 0.9874 GPI.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Cuba peaked at 1.06 GPI in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.938 GPI, in 1974.
Cuba ranks 125th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Cuba, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.9541 GPI | — |
| 1973 | 0.9452 GPI | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.938 GPI | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.9473 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.9626 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.9743 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.969 GPI | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.9753 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.9816 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.9926 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.986 GPI | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.9865 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.9962 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.9978 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 1.01 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 1.02 GPI | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 1.04 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 1.05 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 1.06 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 1.05 GPI | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 1.04 GPI | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 1.04 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.9949 GPI | -4.7% |
| 1997 | 1.02 GPI | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.9964 GPI | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.9895 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.9945 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.9718 GPI | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9716 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9894 GPI | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.9943 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 1 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.9932 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.9926 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9927 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9899 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.99 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9972 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9925 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9818 GPI | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9834 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9895 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9835 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9855 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9874 GPI | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9536 GPI | 0.938 GPI | 0.9743 GPI | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.9915 GPI | 0.969 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.03 GPI | 0.9949 GPI | 1.06 GPI | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.989 GPI | 0.9716 GPI | 1 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9881 GPI | 0.9818 GPI | 0.9972 GPI | 10 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 122 Belarus 0.989 GPI compare
- 123 China 0.989 GPI compare
- 124 Cayman Islands 0.9875 GPI compare
- 126 North Macedonia 0.9873 GPI compare
- 127 Chile 0.9862 GPI compare
- 128 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.9846 GPI compare
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 school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Cuba?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Cuba was 0.9874 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 GPI in 1992.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.938 GPI in 1974.
- How does Cuba rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
- Cuba ranks 125th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. 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 secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.