Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Cuba
Cuba: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.02 index in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
1.02 index
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
77th
of 164 countries
All-time high
1.05 index
in 1997
All-time low
1.01 index
in 2012
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Cuba, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 1.02 index for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Cuba peaked at 1.05 index in 1997 and was at its lowest, 1.01 index, in 2012.
That places Cuba 77th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Cuba, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1.02 index | — |
| 1982 | 1.02 index | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 1.02 index | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 1.02 index | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 1.03 index | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 1.03 index | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 1.04 index | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 1.04 index | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 1.04 index | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 1.04 index | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 1.04 index | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.04 index | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 1.04 index | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 1.05 index | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 1.05 index | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 1.05 index | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 1.05 index | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 1.05 index | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.05 index | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 1.05 index | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 1.04 index | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 1.04 index | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 1.03 index | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 1.03 index | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 1.03 index | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.02 index | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.02 index | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.02 index | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.02 index | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.01 index | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.01 index | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.01 index | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.01 index | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.01 index | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.02 index | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.02 index | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.02 index | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.02 index | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.02 index | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.02 index | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.02 index | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.02 index | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.02 index | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 1.02 index | -0.0% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 1.02 index is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.03 index, 100% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 1.02 index is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.07 index, 96% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.03 index | 1.02 index | 1.04 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.05 index | 1.04 index | 1.05 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.03 index | 1.02 index | 1.05 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 1.02 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 index | 1.02 index | 1.02 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More gender data for Cuba
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,458 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.33 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 9,243 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 9,243 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.1654 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 45,010 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 48,153 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 45,350 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 48,544 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 45,468 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Cuba?
- Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Cuba was 1.02 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 index in 1997.
- What is the lowest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.01 index in 2012.
- How does Cuba rank for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Cuba ranks 77th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.