Total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education in Cuba
Cuba: Total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education was 93.81 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education in Cuba, 1972–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2023, total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education in Cuba stood at 93.81.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education in Cuba peaked at 99.63 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 64.22, in 1972.
Cuba ranks 15th of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education in Cuba, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 64.22 | — |
| 1973 | 68.43 | +6.6% |
| 1974 | 72.46 | +5.9% |
| 1979 | 92.06 | +27.1% |
| 1986 | 92.02 | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 90.72 | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 88.07 | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 89.77 | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 91.72 | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 90.39 | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 87.57 | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 85.92 | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 95.56 | +11.2% |
| 2000 | 97.36 | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 96.36 | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 99.17 | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 99.63 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 99.36 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 97.91 | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 97.85 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 96.98 | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 97.33 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 95.39 | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 96.49 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 96.38 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 96.96 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 94.79 | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 95.45 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 94.91 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 96.04 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 96.5 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 96.71 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 94.91 | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 93.43 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 93.39 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 93.06 | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 93.81 | +0.8% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 93.81 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 92.54, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 93.81 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 92.26, 1.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education in Cuba changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +27.1% | 72.46 | 92.06 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 74.29 | 64.22 | 92.06 | 4 |
| 1980s | 90.15 | 88.07 | 92.02 | 4 |
| 1990s | 90.23 | 85.92 | 95.56 | 5 |
| 2000s | 97.73 | 95.39 | 99.63 | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.91 | 94.79 | 96.96 | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.42 | 93.06 | 93.81 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 12 Saint Kitts and Nevis 94.69 compare
- 13 Montserrat 94.59 compare
- 14 Belize 93.89 compare
- 16 Costa Rica 93.64 compare
- 17 Bolivia 92.6 compare
- 18 Dominica 92.54 compare
More education data for Cuba
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.72 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.32 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 78,576 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 4,635 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 171,121 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 162,406 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 662,491 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 698,052 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -3.62 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education in Cuba?
- Total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education in Cuba was 93.81 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 99.63 in 2003.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.22 in 1972.
- How does Cuba rank for total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education?
- Cuba ranks 15th out of 34 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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