Share of all students … lower vocational adjusted gender parity in Cuba
Cuba: Share of all students … lower vocational adjusted gender parity was 0.1591 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Cuba, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Cuba is 0.1591 GPIA, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Cuba peaked at 0.4717 GPIA in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.1556 GPIA, in 2023.
That places Cuba 75th out of 79 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Share of all students … lower vocational adjusted gender parity in Cuba, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.4717 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.4635 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.4489 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3966 GPIA | -11.7% |
| 2003 | 0.3165 GPIA | -20.2% |
| 2004 | 0.3027 GPIA | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2954 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2849 GPIA | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 0.2749 GPIA | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2394 GPIA | -12.9% |
| 2009 | 0.2133 GPIA | -10.9% |
| 2010 | 0.242 GPIA | +13.4% |
| 2011 | 0.266 GPIA | +9.9% |
| 2012 | 0.2993 GPIA | +12.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2165 GPIA | -27.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1905 GPIA | -12.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1825 GPIA | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1886 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1954 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2236 GPIA | +14.4% |
| 2019 | 0.211 GPIA | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1956 GPIA | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3479 GPIA | +77.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1955 GPIA | -43.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1556 GPIA | -20.4% |
| 2024 | 0.1591 GPIA | +2.2% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 0.1591 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5474 GPIA, 29% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 0.1591 GPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7408 GPIA, 21% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of all students … lower vocational adjusted gender parity in Cuba changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +77.9% | 0.1956 GPIA | 0.3479 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4717 GPIA | 0.4717 GPIA | 0.4717 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.3236 GPIA | 0.2133 GPIA | 0.4635 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2215 GPIA | 0.1825 GPIA | 0.2993 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2107 GPIA | 0.1556 GPIA | 0.3479 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More education data for Cuba
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.72 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.32 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Cuba?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Cuba was 0.1591 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4717 GPIA in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1556 GPIA in 2023.
- How does Cuba rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Cuba ranks 75th out of 79 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release