Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Cuba
Cuba: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 1.09 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.09 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
17th
of 211 countries
All-time high
1.16 GPIA
in 1974
All-time low
1 GPIA
in 1982
Years of data
50
1972–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Cuba, 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Cuba stood at 1.09 GPIA.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Cuba peaked at 1.16 GPIA in 1974 and was at its lowest, 1 GPIA, in 1982.
That places Cuba 17th out of 211 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Cuba, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 1.12 GPIA | — |
| 1973 | 1.14 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 1.16 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 1.16 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 1.05 GPIA | -9.7% |
| 1979 | 1.01 GPIA | -3.5% |
| 1980 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 1 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 1.05 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 1.08 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 1.09 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 1.07 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 1.12 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 1.07 GPIA | -4.8% |
| 1999 | 1.12 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 1.13 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 1.11 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 1.16 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 1.14 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 1.09 GPIA | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 1.08 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.09 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 1.11 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 1.13 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 1.14 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 1.14 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.14 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.11 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 1.11 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 1.11 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.11 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.11 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.12 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.13 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 1.11 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 1.12 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 1.1 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.11 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.16 GPIA | 6 |
| 1980s | 1.03 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.08 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.11 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 1.16 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.12 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 1.14 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.11 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More education data for Cuba
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 82,575 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 98.11 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 98.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Cuba?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Cuba was 1.09 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 1.16 GPIA in 1974.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 1982.
- How does Cuba rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Cuba ranks 17th out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release