Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Cuba
Cuba: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 59.5% 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
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Cuba stood at 59.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Cuba peaked at 64.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 49.0%, in 2005.
Cuba ranks 159th of 188 countries on this measure, 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 education enrolled in in Cuba, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 53.4% | — |
| 2000 | 53.6% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 51.5% | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 51.1% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 49.4% | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 49.2% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 49.0% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 50.2% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 54.0% | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 57.7% | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 58.1% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 60.9% | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 57.0% | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 56.4% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 55.2% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 63.6% | +15.2% |
| 2015 | 64.2% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 63.4% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 63.1% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 61.9% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 60.7% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 59.2% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 55.8% | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 56.4% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 59.1% | +4.9% |
| 2024 | 59.5% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.4% | 53.4% | 53.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 52.4% | 49.0% | 58.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.6% | 55.2% | 64.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.0% | 55.8% | 59.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More education data for Cuba
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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 years (2025)
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 59.5% 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 64.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.0% in 2005.
- How does Cuba rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Cuba ranks 159th out of 188 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 6.4%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release