School life expectancy, secondary, male in Cuba
Cuba: School life expectancy, secondary, male was 5.42 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, male in Cuba, 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 5.42 years for school life expectancy, secondary, male in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, male in Cuba peaked at 6.1 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.47 years, in 1972.
That places Cuba 111th out of 207 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 2.48 years | 1.47 years | 3.9 years | 6 |
| 1980s | 4.72 years | 4.42 years | 5.09 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.75 years | 4.43 years | 5.11 years | 9 |
| 2000s | 5.37 years | 4.75 years | 5.59 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.77 years | 5.45 years | 6.1 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.84 years | 5.42 years | 6.1 years | 5 |
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, secondary, male in Cuba?
- School life expectancy, secondary, male in Cuba was 5.42 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 6.1 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.47 years in 1972.
- How does Cuba rank for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
- Cuba ranks 111th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, male rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release