Cuba vs Sri Lanka: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Cuba
4.8%
in 2025
Sri Lanka
5.0%
in 2025
Cuba rank
106th
Sri Lanka rank
104th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Cuba
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 5.0% against 4.8% in Cuba, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Cuba ranks 106th and Sri Lanka ranks 104th of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.3% | 6.9% | 3.5% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 5.8% | 1.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 4.7% | 0.9% | 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 Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 5.0% against 4.8% in Cuba as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Cuba and Sri Lanka?
- 0.2%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Sri Lanka?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Cuba and Sri Lanka rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Cuba ranks 106th and Sri Lanka ranks 104th 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, female (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