Cuba vs Mongolia: Primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region
Cuba
33,328 children
in 2024
Mongolia
35,209 children
in 2024
Cuba rank
77th
Mongolia rank
74th
Primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region over time
- Cuba
- Mongolia
How they compare
Mongolia currently reports 35,209 children against 33,328 children in Cuba, a difference of 1,881 children.
That makes Mongolia's figure about 1.1 times Cuba's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 77th and Mongolia ranks 74th of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 2 and Mongolia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Mongolia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 35,476 children | 12,589 children | 22,887 children | Cuba |
| 1990s | 13,832 children | 35,935 children | 22,103 children | Mongolia |
| 2000s | 6,047 children | 14,393 children | 8,346 children | Mongolia |
| 2010s | 15,029 children | 10,819 children | 4,210 children | Cuba |
| 2020s | 20,464 children | 31,493 children | 11,029 children | Mongolia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region, Cuba or Mongolia?
- Mongolia, at 35,209 children against 33,328 children in Cuba as of 2024.
- What is the difference in primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region between Cuba and Mongolia?
- 1,881 children, with Mongolia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Mongolia?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and Mongolia rank globally for primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region?
- Cuba ranks 77th and Mongolia ranks 74th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Children in the official primary school age range who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary education.