Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Cuba
Cuba: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 4.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Cuba, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 4.1% for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
The figure is up 8.5% on the previous year and up 40.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Cuba peaked at 8.1% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2021.
That places Cuba 29th out of 88 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Cuba, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 8.1% | — |
| 2000 | 7.7% | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 7.2% | -6.5% |
| 2002 | 5.4% | -25.0% |
| 2003 | 4.0% | -26.1% |
| 2004 | 3.5% | -11.9% |
| 2005 | 3.1% | -11.6% |
| 2006 | 2.8% | -9.6% |
| 2007 | 2.4% | -14.6% |
| 2008 | 2.6% | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 2.7% | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 2.7% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 2.9% | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 3.1% | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 2.7% | -12.7% |
| 2014 | 2.9% | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 3.2% | +9.8% |
| 2016 | 3.4% | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 3.9% | +14.2% |
| 2018 | 3.7% | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 3.9% | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 4.3% | +12.3% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | -62.9% |
| 2022 | 3.9% | +141.7% |
| 2023 | 3.8% | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 4.1% | +8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.1% | 8.1% | 8.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 4.1% | 2.4% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 2.7% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 1.6% | 4.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More education data for Cuba
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -16.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 66,944 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 15,631 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 178,118 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -15.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 94,398 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -19.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
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 4.1% 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 8.1% in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2021.
- How does Cuba rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Cuba ranks 29th out of 88 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 up 40.4%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release