School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Cuba
Cuba: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) was 1.06 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Cuba, 1972–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 1.06 GPI for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in 2018.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Cuba peaked at 1.19 GPI in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.9201 GPI, in 1974.
That places Cuba 57th out of 175 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Cuba, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.9397 GPI | — |
| 1973 | 0.9245 GPI | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.9201 GPI | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.9259 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.9607 GPI | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 0.9617 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.9731 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.9879 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 1 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.9951 GPI | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.9992 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 1.01 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 1.02 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 1.03 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 1.05 GPI | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 1.06 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 1.07 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 1.09 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 1.08 GPI | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 1.06 GPI | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 1.06 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 1.02 GPI | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 1.04 GPI | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 1.02 GPI | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 1.02 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 1.02 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 1.01 GPI | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 1.02 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 1.1 GPI | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 1.11 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 1.14 GPI | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 1.19 GPI | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 1.18 GPI | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 1.17 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.14 GPI | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 1.13 GPI | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 1.1 GPI | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 1.09 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.04 GPI | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 1.04 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.06 GPI | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 1.06 GPI | -0.3% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 1.06 GPI is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.04 GPI, 1.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 1.06 GPI is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.06 GPI, 100% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9342 GPI | 0.9201 GPI | 0.9607 GPI | 5 |
| 1980s | 1 GPI | 0.9617 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.06 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 1.09 GPI | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.1 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 1.19 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.08 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 1.14 GPI | 8 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More education data for Cuba
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.72 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.32 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Cuba?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Cuba was 1.06 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 1.19 GPI in 2007.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9201 GPI in 1974.
- How does Cuba rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- Cuba ranks 57th out of 175 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. 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, 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.