School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Cuba
Cuba: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity was 1.1 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.1 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
30th
of 179 countries
All-time high
1.16 GPIA
in 2007
All-time low
0.9499 GPIA
in 1974
Years of data
48
1972–2024
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Cuba, 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 1.1 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Cuba peaked at 1.16 GPIA in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.9499 GPIA, in 1974.
That places Cuba 30th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Cuba, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.9683 GPIA | — |
| 1973 | 0.9527 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.9499 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.9547 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.9911 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 0.9923 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 1 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 1.06 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 1.08 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 1.09 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 1.04 GPIA | -3.7% |
| 1997 | 1.06 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 1.04 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.02 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 1.1 GPIA | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 1.12 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 1.16 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 1.15 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 1.15 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.12 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 1.11 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 1.08 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.03 GPIA | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.06 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 1.08 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 1.09 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9633 GPIA | 0.9499 GPIA | 0.9911 GPIA | 5 |
| 1980s | 1.03 GPIA | 0.9923 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.07 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.09 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.16 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.07 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.09 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 27 Cyprus 1.1 GPIA compare
- 28 Marshall Islands 1.1 GPIA compare
- 29 Estonia 1.1 GPIA compare
- 31 Bangladesh 1.1 GPIA compare
- 32 Malta 1.1 GPIA compare
- 33 Cape Verde 1.1 GPIA 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 to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Cuba?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Cuba was 1.1 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 1.16 GPIA in 2007.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9499 GPIA in 1974.
- How does Cuba rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- Cuba ranks 30th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. 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 School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release