Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes (%) (secondary) in Cuba
Cuba: Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes (%) (secondary) was 76.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Cuba, 1986–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 76.5% for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in 2024.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Cuba peaked at 86.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 49.1%, in 1994.
That places Cuba 108th out of 184 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes (%) (secondary) in Cuba, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 57.2% | — |
| 1987 | 57.4% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 62.5% | +8.7% |
| 1989 | 64.6% | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 64.0% | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 64.1% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 61.3% | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 49.1% | -19.9% |
| 1999 | 64.5% | +31.3% |
| 2000 | 71.3% | +10.5% |
| 2001 | 76.9% | +7.9% |
| 2002 | 74.7% | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 78.3% | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 78.5% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 82.5% | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 84.1% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 82.2% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 81.2% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 80.9% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 85.9% | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 86.0% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 83.0% | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 83.4% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 81.2% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 77.0% | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 76.3% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 76.9% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 76.8% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 80.2% | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 86.5% | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 83.4% | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 83.1% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 77.5% | -6.8% |
| 2024 | 76.5% | -1.3% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 76.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 78.6%, 97% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 76.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 80.6%, 95% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes (%) (secondary) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +31.3% | 49.1% | 64.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 60.4% | 57.2% | 64.6% | 4 |
| 1990s | 60.6% | 49.1% | 64.5% | 5 |
| 2000s | 79.1% | 71.3% | 84.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.7% | 76.3% | 86.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.4% | 76.5% | 86.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
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, upper secondary, both sexes in Cuba?
- Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Cuba was 76.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 86.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.1% in 1994.
- How does Cuba rank for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes?
- Cuba ranks 108th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release