School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Cuba
Cuba: School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index was 1.58 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Cuba, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Cuba is 1.58 GPI, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.8% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Cuba peaked at 1.81 GPI in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.4575 GPI, in 1973.
That places Cuba 32nd out of 177 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Cuba, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.6458 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.5167 GPI | -20.0% |
| 1973 | 0.4575 GPI | -11.5% |
| 1974 | 0.5332 GPI | +16.6% |
| 1975 | 0.5426 GPI | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 0.6654 GPI | +22.6% |
| 1979 | 0.8019 GPI | +20.5% |
| 1980 | 0.8717 GPI | +8.7% |
| 1981 | 0.9453 GPI | +8.4% |
| 1982 | 1.08 GPI | +14.0% |
| 1983 | 1.11 GPI | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 1.12 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 1.17 GPI | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 1.18 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 1.23 GPI | +4.8% |
| 1988 | 1.26 GPI | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 1.34 GPI | +6.4% |
| 1990 | 1.37 GPI | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 1.37 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 1.43 GPI | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 1.41 GPI | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 1.37 GPI | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 1.46 GPI | +6.6% |
| 1996 | 1.54 GPI | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 1.57 GPI | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 1.6 GPI | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 1.17 GPI | -26.7% |
| 2000 | 1.18 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 1.12 GPI | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 1.22 GPI | +9.4% |
| 2003 | 1.31 GPI | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 1.7 GPI | +29.3% |
| 2005 | 1.69 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 1.61 GPI | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 1.81 GPI | +13.1% |
| 2008 | 1.66 GPI | -8.7% |
| 2009 | 1.66 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.64 GPI | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 1.64 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.54 GPI | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 1.67 GPI | +8.7% |
| 2015 | 1.41 GPI | -15.5% |
| 2016 | 1.41 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.68 GPI | +19.3% |
| 2018 | 1.58 GPI | -5.8% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 1.58 GPI is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.32 GPI, 1.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 1.58 GPI is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.57 GPI, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5947 GPI | 0.4575 GPI | 0.8019 GPI | 7 |
| 1980s | 1.13 GPI | 0.8717 GPI | 1.34 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.43 GPI | 1.17 GPI | 1.6 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.5 GPI | 1.12 GPI | 1.81 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.57 GPI | 1.41 GPI | 1.68 GPI | 8 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More education data for Cuba
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0636 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Cuba?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Cuba was 1.58 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 1.81 GPI in 2007.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4575 GPI in 1973.
- How does Cuba rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index?
- Cuba ranks 32nd out of 177 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. 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, 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.