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.
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
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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. average years of schooling 1.45 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.6% (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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About this data
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.