Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Cuba
Cuba: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9887 index in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
0.9887 index
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
132nd
of 215 countries
All-time high
1.01 index
in 1995
All-time low
0.9361 index
in 2015
Years of data
54
1971–2024
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Cuba, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Cuba is 0.9887 index, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Cuba peaked at 1.01 index in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.9361 index, in 2015.
Cuba ranks 132nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Cuba, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.9966 index | — |
| 1972 | 0.9807 index | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.9752 index | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.9734 index | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.9742 index | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.9703 index | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.965 index | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.9543 index | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.9551 index | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.9526 index | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.9627 index | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.9658 index | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.9643 index | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.972 index | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.962 index | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.9655 index | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.9661 index | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.9628 index | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.9681 index | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.9771 index | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.9837 index | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.9978 index | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.9987 index | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 1 index | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 1.01 index | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.9801 index | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.9787 index | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.9744 index | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.9771 index | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.9728 index | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.9694 index | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.9678 index | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9665 index | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9639 index | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9676 index | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.973 index | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.973 index | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9765 index | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9752 index | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9716 index | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9691 index | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9702 index | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9744 index | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9423 index | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9361 index | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9439 index | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.9418 index | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9481 index | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.9593 index | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9686 index | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.982 index | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.9828 index | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9838 index | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.9887 index | +0.5% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 0.9887 index is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9951 index, 99% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 0.9887 index is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9945 index, 99% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9716 index | 0.9543 index | 0.9966 index | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.9642 index | 0.9526 index | 0.972 index | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9878 index | 0.9744 index | 1.01 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9706 index | 0.9639 index | 0.9765 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9557 index | 0.9361 index | 0.9744 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9812 index | 0.9686 index | 0.9887 index | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More health data for Cuba
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.47 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2059 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,696 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 67 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.021 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Cuba?
- Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Cuba was 0.9887 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 index in 1995.
- What is the lowest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9361 index in 2015.
- How does Cuba rank for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Cuba ranks 132nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. 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 Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.