Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general in Cuba
Cuba: Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general was 53.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Cuba, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 53.2% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Cuba peaked at 56.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 39.0%, in 2002.
That places Cuba 161st out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general in Cuba, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 42.8% | — |
| 2000 | 42.3% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 41.9% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 39.0% | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 39.3% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 42.3% | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 43.4% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 45.1% | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 47.7% | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 50.6% | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 50.3% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 51.2% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 46.9% | -8.4% |
| 2012 | 45.3% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 44.5% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 55.0% | +23.6% |
| 2015 | 56.5% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 55.7% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 55.3% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 53.9% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 52.8% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 51.3% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 48.8% | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 48.8% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 52.5% | +7.7% |
| 2024 | 53.2% | +1.2% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 53.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 80.4%, 66% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 53.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 86.1%, 62% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.8% | 42.8% | 42.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 44.2% | 39.0% | 50.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.7% | 44.5% | 56.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.9% | 48.8% | 53.2% | 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 share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Cuba?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Cuba was 53.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 56.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.0% in 2002.
- How does Cuba rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Cuba ranks 161st out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release