Progression to secondary school, female in Cuba
Cuba: Progression to secondary school, female was 98.9% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Progression to secondary school, female in Cuba, 1971–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, progression to secondary school, female in Cuba stood at 98.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school, female in Cuba peaked at 99.4% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 63.5%, in 1971.
That places Cuba 53rd out of 156 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 63.5% | 63.5% | 63.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 98.0% | 98.0% | 98.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 98.7% | 98.2% | 99.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.0% | 98.6% | 99.4% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More education data for Cuba
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.9% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 98.1% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 82,575 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.6% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 98.6% (2024)
- Labor force, total 4.86 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 39.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is progression to secondary school, female in Cuba?
- Progression to secondary school, female in Cuba was 98.9% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school, female recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 2009.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school, female recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.5% in 1971.
- How does Cuba rank for progression to secondary school, female?
- Cuba ranks 53rd out of 156 countries with data for 2017.
- Is progression to secondary school, female rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Progression to secondary school, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).