Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male in Cuba

Cuba: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male was 2,646 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
2,646 number
Change on year
up 24.5%
World rank
64th
of 131 countries
All-time high
3,789 number
in 2015
All-time low
674 number
in 2000
Years of data
19
1999–2018

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male in Cuba, 1999–2018

1.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k1999200820181999: 1.3k number2000: 674 number2001: 777 number2002: 690 number2003: 1.7k number2004: 1.7k number2005: 1.4k number2006: 2.3k number2007: 2.0k number2008: 2.9k number2009: 3.0k number2010: 2.8k number2011: 3.0k number2012: 2.6k number2013: 2.3k number2015: 3.8k number2016: 3.5k number2017: 2.1k number2018: 2.6k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male in Cuba is 2,646 number, measured in 2018.

That represents a change of up 24.5% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male in Cuba peaked at 3,789 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 674 number, in 2000.

That places Cuba 64th out of 131 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male in Cuba, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male (number) in Cuba, 1999 to 2018.
Year number Change
1999 1,270 number
2000 674 number -46.9%
2001 777 number +15.3%
2002 690 number -11.2%
2003 1,719 number +149.1%
2004 1,653 number -3.8%
2005 1,411 number -14.6%
2006 2,349 number +66.5%
2007 2,031 number -13.5%
2008 2,898 number +42.7%
2009 3,039 number +4.9%
2010 2,779 number -8.6%
2011 3,014 number +8.5%
2012 2,640 number -12.4%
2013 2,298 number -13.0%
2015 3,789 number +64.9%
2016 3,467 number -8.5%
2017 2,126 number -38.7%
2018 2,646 number +24.5%

Cuba compared with similar countries

  • Cuba's 2,646 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,744 number, 96% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
  • Cuba's 2,646 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2,451 number, 1.1× the median. (15 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male 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.

YearChange FromTo
2003 +149.1% 690 number 1,719 number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,270 number 1,270 number 1,270 number 1
2000s 1,724 number 674 number 3,039 number 10
2010s 2,845 number 2,126 number 3,789 number 8

Countries ranked near Cuba

  1. 61 Belarus 2,811 number compare
  2. 62 Sri Lanka 2,678 number compare
  3. 63 Cameroon 2,654 number compare
  4. 65 Jordan 2,587 number compare
  5. 66 Costa Rica 2,451 number compare
  6. 67 Kazakhstan 1,984 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male in Cuba?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male in Cuba was 2,646 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male recorded in Cuba?
The highest recorded value was 3,789 number in 2015.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male recorded in Cuba?
The lowest recorded value was 674 number in 2000.
How does Cuba rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male?
Cuba ranks 64th out of 131 countries with data for 2018.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male rising or falling in Cuba?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. 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 Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
176 places, 2,868 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private tertiary education institutions in programmes on the doctoral or equivalent (ISCED 8) level.