Tertiary education, academic staff in Cuba
Cuba: Tertiary education, academic staff was 61.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tertiary education, academic staff in Cuba, 1982–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tertiary education, academic staff in Cuba is 61.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education, academic staff in Cuba peaked at 61.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 36.2%, in 1984.
That places Cuba 8th out of 170 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Tertiary education, academic staff in Cuba, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 37.8% | — |
| 1983 | 39.6% | +4.8% |
| 1984 | 36.2% | -8.7% |
| 1985 | 39.8% | +9.9% |
| 1986 | 42.6% | +7.1% |
| 1987 | 43.3% | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 43.4% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 44.6% | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 45.0% | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 44.5% | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 45.6% | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 47.1% | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 45.4% | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 45.2% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 45.4% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 47.6% | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 47.7% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 48.0% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 48.5% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 47.3% | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 36.6% | -22.6% |
| 2004 | 45.6% | +24.6% |
| 2005 | 58.8% | +28.9% |
| 2006 | 57.6% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 55.8% | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 58.7% | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 59.4% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 60.2% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 52.2% | -13.3% |
| 2012 | 55.6% | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 53.8% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 55.7% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 57.0% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 57.9% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 58.6% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 59.0% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 59.1% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 59.1% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 60.2% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 61.7% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 40.9% | 36.2% | 44.6% | 8 |
| 1990s | 45.9% | 44.5% | 47.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 51.6% | 36.6% | 59.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.7% | 52.2% | 60.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 60.0% | 59.1% | 61.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 5 British Virgin Islands 63.2% compare
- 6 Azerbaijan 62.0% compare
- 7 Sint Maarten 61.9% compare
- 9 Belarus 61.6% compare
- 10 Mongolia 61.4% compare
- 11 Georgia 60.5% compare
More education data for Cuba
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 98.11 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 98.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tertiary education, academic staff in Cuba?
- Tertiary education, academic staff in Cuba was 61.7% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 61.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.2% in 1984.
- How does Cuba rank for tertiary education, academic staff?
- Cuba ranks 8th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tertiary education, academic staff rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Tertiary education, academic staff (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education.