School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity in Cuba

Cuba: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity was 2.97 GPI in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
2.97 GPI
Change on year
down 15.5%
World rank
5th
of 106 countries
All-time high
10.73 GPI
in 2011
All-time low
1.42 GPI
in 2008
Years of data
20
1999–2019

School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity in Cuba, 1999–2019

2468101999200920191999: 2.2 GPI2000: 2.5 GPI2001: 4.3 GPI2002: 4.9 GPI2003: 3.8 GPI2004: 3.5 GPI2005: 2.4 GPI2006: 2 GPI2007: 1.5 GPI2008: 1.4 GPI2009: 2.8 GPI2011: 10.7 GPI2012: 2 GPI2013: 2.5 GPI2014: 2.9 GPI2015: 3.2 GPI2016: 2.9 GPI2017: 3.4 GPI2018: 3.5 GPI2019: 3 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

Cuba recorded 2.97 GPI for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.5% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity in Cuba peaked at 10.73 GPI in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.42 GPI, in 2008.

Cuba ranks 5th of 106 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity in Cuba, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Cuba, 1999 to 2019.
Year GPI Change
1999 2.22 GPI —
2000 2.52 GPI +13.2%
2001 4.35 GPI +72.5%
2002 4.93 GPI +13.4%
2003 3.8 GPI -22.8%
2004 3.52 GPI -7.4%
2005 2.37 GPI -32.8%
2006 1.99 GPI -15.7%
2007 1.51 GPI -24.1%
2008 1.42 GPI -5.9%
2009 2.77 GPI +94.9%
2011 10.73 GPI +286.8%
2012 2.05 GPI -80.9%
2013 2.51 GPI +22.3%
2014 2.93 GPI +16.7%
2015 3.23 GPI +10.6%
2016 2.9 GPI -10.3%
2017 3.4 GPI +17.4%
2018 3.52 GPI +3.3%
2019 2.97 GPI -15.5%

Cuba compared with similar countries

  • Cuba's 2.97 GPI is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.22 GPI, 2.4× the median. (27 countries reporting)
  • Cuba's 2.97 GPI is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.42 GPI, 2.1× the median. (18 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity 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
2011 +286.8% 2.77 GPI 10.73 GPI

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.22 GPI 2.22 GPI 2.22 GPI 1
2000s 2.92 GPI 1.42 GPI 4.93 GPI 10
2010s 3.8 GPI 2.05 GPI 10.73 GPI 9

Countries ranked near Cuba

  1. 2 Austria 4.03 GPI compare
  2. 3 Colombia 3.79 GPI compare
  3. 4 India 3.42 GPI compare
  4. 6 Estonia 2.75 GPI compare
  5. 7 Poland 2.59 GPI compare
  6. 8 Norway 2.55 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 106 places →

More reference data data for Cuba

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity in Cuba?
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity in Cuba was 2.97 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity recorded in Cuba?
The highest recorded value was 10.73 GPI in 2011.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity recorded in Cuba?
The lowest recorded value was 1.42 GPI in 2008.
How does Cuba rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity?
Cuba ranks 5th out of 106 countries with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity rising or falling in Cuba?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Cuba data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,359 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed

Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.