China vs Cuba: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes

China
99.5%
in 2019
Cuba
99.8%
in 2019
China rank
111th
Cuba rank
108th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes over time

  • China
  • Cuba
0255075100199520072019

How they compare

Cuba currently reports 99.8% against 99.5% in China, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1996 it was China ahead.

China ranks 111th and Cuba ranks 108th of 188 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and Cuba in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Cuba Difference Ahead
1990s 98.7% 99.4% 0.7% Cuba
2000s 100.5% 99.6% 0.9% China
2010s 96.8% 99.6% 2.8% Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes, China or Cuba?
Cuba, at 99.8% against 99.5% in China as of 2019.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes between China and Cuba?
0.3%, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Cuba?
17 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2019.
How do China and Cuba rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
China ranks 111th and Cuba ranks 108th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,592 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official primary and lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.