School life expectancy, secondary, female in Cuba
Cuba: School life expectancy, secondary, female was 5.51 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, female in Cuba, 1972β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, female in Cuba is 5.51 years, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in Cuba peaked at 6.12 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.46 years, in 1972.
Cuba ranks 119th of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.55 years | 1.46 years | 4.26 years | 6 |
| 1980s | 5.13 years | 4.87 years | 5.73 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.38 years | 4.89 years | 5.82 years | 9 |
| 2000s | 5.45 years | 5.01 years | 5.67 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.77 years | 5.45 years | 6.07 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.86 years | 5.51 years | 6.12 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 116 Tajikistan 5.54 years compare
- 117 Marshall Islands 5.54 years compare
- 118 Morocco 5.53 years compare
- 120 Bhutan 5.5 years compare
- 121 Antigua and Barbuda 5.49 years compare
- 122 East Timor 5.46 years compare
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, secondary, female in Cuba?
- School life expectancy, secondary, female in Cuba was 5.51 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 6.12 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.46 years in 1972.
- How does Cuba rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- Cuba ranks 119th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. 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, secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release