Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Cuba
Cuba: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 40.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
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 40.5%.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Cuba peaked at 51.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 35.8%, in 2015.
That places Cuba 31st out of 168 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling 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 | 46.6% | — |
| 2000 | 46.4% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 48.5% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 48.9% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 50.6% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 50.8% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 51.0% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 49.8% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 46.0% | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 42.3% | -8.1% |
| 2009 | 41.9% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 39.1% | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 43.0% | +9.9% |
| 2012 | 43.6% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 44.8% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 36.4% | -18.7% |
| 2015 | 35.8% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 36.6% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 36.9% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 38.1% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 39.3% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 40.8% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 44.2% | +8.2% |
| 2022 | 43.6% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 40.9% | -6.4% |
| 2024 | 40.5% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.6% | 46.6% | 46.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 47.6% | 41.9% | 51.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.4% | 35.8% | 44.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.0% | 40.5% | 44.2% | 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 40.5% 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 51.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.8% in 2015.
- How does Cuba rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Cuba ranks 31st out of 168 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 11.2%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release