Cuba vs Qatar: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Cuba
4.6%
in 2025
Qatar
5.1%
in 2025
Cuba rank
116th
Qatar rank
113th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Cuba
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 5.1% against 4.6% in Cuba, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.1 times Cuba's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Qatar ahead.
Cuba ranks 116th and Qatar ranks 113th of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 2 and Qatar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.7% | 8.9% | 6.2% | Qatar |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 3.9% | 0.2% | Cuba |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 4.2% | 0.8% | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, Cuba or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 5.1% against 4.6% in Cuba as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Cuba and Qatar?
- 0.5%, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Qatar?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Cuba and Qatar rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Cuba ranks 116th and Qatar ranks 113th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release