School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Cuba

Cuba: School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index was 1.01 GPI in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
1.01 GPI
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
98th
of 195 countries
All-time high
1.16 GPI
in 1992
All-time low
0.916 GPI
in 1974
Years of data
45
1972–2019

School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Cuba, 1972–2019

00.250.50.7511.21972199520191972: 0.968 GPI1973: 0.943 GPI1974: 0.916 GPI1975: 0.955 GPI1978: 1.1 GPI1979: 1.1 GPI1980: 1 GPI1981: 1 GPI1982: 1 GPI1983: 1.1 GPI1984: 1 GPI1985: 1 GPI1986: 1.1 GPI1987: 1.1 GPI1988: 1.1 GPI1989: 1.1 GPI1990: 1.1 GPI1991: 1.1 GPI1992: 1.2 GPI1993: 1.1 GPI1994: 1.1 GPI1995: 1.1 GPI1996: 1 GPI1997: 1.1 GPI1999: 1 GPI2000: 1 GPI2001: 1 GPI2002: 0.976 GPI2003: 0.973 GPI2004: 1 GPI2005: 1 GPI2006: 1 GPI2007: 1 GPI2008: 1 GPI2009: 1 GPI2010: 1 GPI2011: 1 GPI2012: 1 GPI2013: 1 GPI2014: 1 GPI2015: 1 GPI2016: 1 GPI2017: 1 GPI2018: 1 GPI2019: 1 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Cuba is 1.01 GPI, measured in 2019.

The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Cuba peaked at 1.16 GPI in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.916 GPI, in 1974.

That places Cuba 98th out of 195 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Cuba, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Cuba, 1972 to 2019.
Year GPI Change
1972 0.9676 GPI —
1973 0.9426 GPI -2.6%
1974 0.916 GPI -2.8%
1975 0.9555 GPI +4.3%
1978 1.05 GPI +10.2%
1979 1.06 GPI +1.1%
1980 1.03 GPI -2.8%
1981 1.03 GPI -0.9%
1982 1.03 GPI +0.2%
1983 1.05 GPI +2.4%
1984 1.02 GPI -2.9%
1985 1.03 GPI +1.2%
1986 1.05 GPI +1.6%
1987 1.05 GPI +0.4%
1988 1.08 GPI +2.1%
1989 1.11 GPI +2.6%
1990 1.12 GPI +1.4%
1991 1.14 GPI +1.9%
1992 1.16 GPI +1.5%
1993 1.14 GPI -1.8%
1994 1.12 GPI -1.7%
1995 1.12 GPI +0.2%
1996 1.04 GPI -7.2%
1997 1.1 GPI +5.9%
1999 1.04 GPI -5.3%
2000 1.03 GPI -1.6%
2001 1.03 GPI +0.8%
2002 0.9764 GPI -5.6%
2003 0.9728 GPI -0.4%
2004 1.01 GPI +4.1%
2005 1.02 GPI +0.5%
2006 1.03 GPI +0.8%
2007 1.02 GPI -1.0%
2008 1.01 GPI -0.4%
2009 1.01 GPI -0.1%
2010 1 GPI -0.7%
2011 1 GPI -0.2%
2012 1.01 GPI +1.2%
2013 1 GPI -1.3%
2014 1.01 GPI +1.4%
2015 1.02 GPI +1.1%
2016 1.03 GPI +0.3%
2017 1.02 GPI -1.0%
2018 1.01 GPI -0.3%
2019 1.01 GPI -0.5%

Cuba compared with similar countries

  • Cuba's 1.01 GPI is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.03 GPI, 98% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Cuba's 1.01 GPI is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.04 GPI, 97% of the median. (38 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.9832 GPI 0.916 GPI 1.06 GPI 6
1980s 1.05 GPI 1.02 GPI 1.11 GPI 10
1990s 1.11 GPI 1.04 GPI 1.16 GPI 9
2000s 1.01 GPI 0.9728 GPI 1.03 GPI 10
2010s 1.01 GPI 1 GPI 1.03 GPI 10

Countries ranked near Cuba

  1. 95 Slovakia 1.01 GPI compare
  2. 96 Macao 1.01 GPI compare
  3. 97 Canada 1.01 GPI compare
  4. 99 Georgia 1.01 GPI compare
  5. 100 Netherlands 1.01 GPI compare
  6. 101 Spain 1.01 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 195 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Cuba?
School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Cuba was 1.01 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index recorded in Cuba?
The highest recorded value was 1.16 GPI in 1992.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index recorded in Cuba?
The lowest recorded value was 0.916 GPI in 1974.
How does Cuba rank for school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index?
Cuba ranks 98th out of 195 countries with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Cuba?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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, published as part of School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 5,786 data points, 1970–2020
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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.