School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Cuba
Cuba: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 14.19 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Cuba, 1972β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Cuba is 14.19 years, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 4.0% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Cuba peaked at 18.94 years in 2008 and was at its lowest, 8.96 years, in 1972.
That places Cuba 93rd out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.88 years | 8.96 years | 11.58 years | 5 |
| 1980s | 12.37 years | 11.96 years | 13.04 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.53 years | 11.96 years | 13.04 years | 9 |
| 2000s | 15.64 years | 12.66 years | 18.94 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.04 years | 14.17 years | 17.31 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.88 years | 14.19 years | 15.36 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More education data for Cuba
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 98.1% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 82,575 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.45 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Cuba?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Cuba was 14.19 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 18.94 years in 2008.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.96 years in 1972.
- How does Cuba rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Cuba ranks 93rd out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release