Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Cuba
Cuba: Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9938 index in 2024. ▬ Flat
Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Cuba, 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Cuba is 0.9938 index, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Cuba peaked at 1.07 index in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.9523 index, in 1972.
That places Cuba 123rd out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Cuba, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.9523 index | — |
| 1973 | 0.9574 index | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.9647 index | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.9941 index | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 1.01 index | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 1.01 index | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 1.02 index | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 1.03 index | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 1.03 index | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 1.04 index | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 1.06 index | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 1.07 index | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 1.02 index | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 1.01 index | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 1.01 index | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9985 index | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 1.01 index | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.9938 index | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9947 index | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.982 index | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9844 index | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9903 index | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.9892 index | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.988 index | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9938 index | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9801 index | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9855 index | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9973 index | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9873 index | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9911 index | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9905 index | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.999 index | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.9957 index | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9911 index | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9888 index | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9938 index | +0.5% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 0.9938 index is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.01 index, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 0.9938 index is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.01 index, 98% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9671 index | 0.9523 index | 0.9941 index | 4 |
| 1980s | 1.02 index | 1.01 index | 1.03 index | 4 |
| 1990s | 1.04 index | 1.02 index | 1.07 index | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.998 index | 0.982 index | 1.01 index | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.9893 index | 0.9801 index | 0.9973 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9937 index | 0.9888 index | 0.999 index | 5 |
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 net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Cuba?
- Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Cuba was 0.9938 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 index in 1994.
- What is the lowest net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9523 index in 1972.
- How does Cuba rank for net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index?
- Cuba ranks 123rd out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal net enrollment rates in lower secondary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.