Cuba
Last updated July 15, 2026
Composite GEFRI Score
Access & Parity is a strength, but Governance lags
Cuba demonstrates early-stage readiness to meet the challenges and opportunities of education in a rapidly changing world (54th percentile worldwide). Investments are generating initial gains, yet substantial gaps persist in several dimensions.
- Global percentile
- 54th
- Global rank
- #83
- Regional rank
- #9
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Country profile
Cuba remains in the emerging-readiness range, with progress visible but major gaps still limiting future readiness. Its weakest results are in Governance (32, 28th percentile). These gaps continue to weigh on overall readiness.
Uneven scores across dimensions show where readiness conditions are less aligned.
R&D investment remains modest, affecting long-term innovation potential. Policy execution and regulatory capacity remain weak, leaving reforms fragmented and hard to sustain. Gender parity across secondary pathways reflects sustained commitment to equitable participation.
Infrastructure presents a near-term leapfrog opportunity: performance is just below the global average, backed by enough observed data to support forward planning. Regionally, Cuba leads most clearly in School Access and Gender Parity, sitting well above the peer average.
Key insights
Places 83rd worldwide.
Holds a regional position of 9th within Latin America & Caribbean.
Scores range from Access & Parity (75.4) to Governance (32.5), reflecting variation across dimensions.
Leads regional peers most clearly in Access & Parity.
Regional peers: Latin America & Caribbean
Composite GEFRI Score