Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Cuba
Cuba: Secondary education, pupils, per capita was 0.0603 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Cuba, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2024, secondary education, pupils, per capita in Cuba stood at 0.0603 units per person.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils, per capita in Cuba peaked at 0.1168 units per person in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.0277 units per person, in 1972.
Cuba ranks 168th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.
Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Cuba, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0304 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0277 units per person | -8.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0308 units per person | +11.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0372 units per person | +20.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0474 units per person | +27.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0658 units per person | +38.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0835 units per person | +27.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0843 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0959 units per person | +13.8% |
| 1980 | 0.115 units per person | +19.9% |
| 1981 | 0.1164 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.1168 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.1118 units per person | -4.3% |
| 1984 | 0.1133 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.1127 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.1129 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.1116 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.1096 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.107 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.1009 units per person | -5.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0935 units per person | -7.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0846 units per person | -9.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0756 units per person | -10.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0667 units per person | -11.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0617 units per person | -7.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0643 units per person | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0648 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0668 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0711 units per person | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0751 units per person | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0801 units per person | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0837 units per person | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 0.083 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0832 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0823 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0796 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0767 units per person | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0731 units per person | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0716 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0706 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0694 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0697 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.073 units per person | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0725 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0727 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0718 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.07 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0681 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0666 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0645 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0665 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0617 units per person | -7.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0603 units per person | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0559 units per person | 0.0277 units per person | 0.0959 units per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.1127 units per person | 0.107 units per person | 0.1168 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0754 units per person | 0.0617 units per person | 0.1009 units per person | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.0788 units per person | 0.0711 units per person | 0.0837 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0709 units per person | 0.0681 units per person | 0.073 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0639 units per person | 0.0603 units per person | 0.0666 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More education data for Cuba
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 698,052 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -3.62 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, pupils, per capita in Cuba?
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Cuba was 0.0603 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1168 units per person in 1982.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0277 units per person in 1972.
- How does Cuba rank for secondary education, pupils, per capita?
- Cuba ranks 168th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, pupils, per capita rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Secondary education, pupils ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, pupils Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Secondary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.