Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Cuba
Cuba: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 46.6% 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
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Cuba is 46.6%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Cuba peaked at 48.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 27.3%, in 2002.
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 | 30.4% | — |
| 2000 | 30.0% | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 31.1% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 27.3% | -12.0% |
| 2003 | 29.8% | +8.8% |
| 2004 | 35.3% | +18.6% |
| 2005 | 37.6% | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 39.9% | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 41.5% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 43.7% | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 42.7% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 42.0% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 37.3% | -11.2% |
| 2012 | 34.4% | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 34.2% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 46.3% | +35.4% |
| 2015 | 48.4% | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 47.6% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 47.3% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 45.6% | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 44.8% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 43.3% | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 42.0% | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 41.2% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 45.8% | +11.2% |
| 2024 | 46.6% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.4% | 30.4% | 30.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 35.9% | 27.3% | 43.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.8% | 34.2% | 48.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.8% | 41.2% | 46.6% | 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 upper secondary education enrolled in in Cuba?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Cuba was 46.6% 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 48.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.3% in 2002.
- 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 up 0.8%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release