Cuba vs Libya: Primary education, pupils

Cuba
698,052
in 2024
Libya
755,338
in 2006
Cuba rank
96th
Libya rank
93rd

Primary education, pupils over time

  • Cuba
  • Libya
500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M197119972024

How they compare

Libya currently reports 755,338 against 698,052 in Cuba, a difference of 57,286.

That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times Cuba's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Cuba has been ahead every year.

Cuba ranks 96th and Libya ranks 93rd of 206 countries.

Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Libya Difference Ahead
1970s 1.70 million 506,435 1.20 million Cuba
1980s 1.36 million 694,618 670,170 Cuba
1990s 1.07 million 821,775 252,325 Cuba
2000s 932,490 744,998 187,492 Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, Cuba or Libya?
Libya, at 755,338 against 698,052 in Cuba as of 2006.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils between Cuba and Libya?
57,286, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Libya?
20 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2006.
How do Cuba and Libya rank globally for primary education, pupils?
Cuba ranks 96th and Libya ranks 93rd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Primary education, pupils. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Cuba vs Libya: Primary education, pupils. Statizoid, drawing on Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Retrieved 22 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/primary-education-pupils/cuba/libya/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/primary-education-pupils/cuba/libya/">Cuba vs Libya: Primary education, pupils</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Primary education, pupils
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 11,297 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.