Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Cuba
Cuba: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 53.4% 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
Cuba recorded 53.4% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Cuba peaked at 72.7% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 51.6%, 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 | 69.6% | — |
| 2000 | 70.0% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 68.9% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 72.7% | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 70.2% | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 64.7% | -7.9% |
| 2005 | 62.4% | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 60.1% | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 58.5% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 56.3% | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 57.3% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 58.0% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 62.7% | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 65.6% | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 65.8% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 53.7% | -18.4% |
| 2015 | 51.6% | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 52.4% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 52.7% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 54.4% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 55.2% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 56.7% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 58.0% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 58.8% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 54.2% | -7.9% |
| 2024 | 53.4% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.6% | 69.6% | 69.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 64.1% | 56.3% | 72.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.2% | 51.6% | 65.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.2% | 53.4% | 58.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More education data for Cuba
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 698,052 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -3.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0636 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 334,949 (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 53.4% 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 72.7% in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.6% 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 down 0.7%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release