Cuba vs Libya: Share of children in primary school age who are in school
Cuba
95.3%
in 2024
Libya
95.5%
in 1983
Cuba rank
118th
Libya rank
116th
Share of children in primary school age who are in school over time
- Cuba
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 95.5% against 95.3% in Cuba, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 118th and Libya ranks 116th of 209 countries.
Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0.8% | 0.0% | 0.8% | Cuba |
| 1830s | 1.3% | 0.0% | 1.3% | Cuba |
| 1840s | 2.2% | 0.0% | 2.2% | Cuba |
| 1850s | 3.6% | 0.0% | 3.6% | Cuba |
| 1860s | 5.8% | 0.1% | 5.8% | Cuba |
| 1870s | 9.4% | 0.1% | 9.3% | Cuba |
| 1880s | 16.7% | 0.2% | 16.5% | Cuba |
| 1890s | 31.8% | 0.4% | 31.4% | Cuba |
| 1900s | 43.7% | 0.8% | 43.0% | Cuba |
| 1910s | 42.6% | 1.5% | 41.1% | Cuba |
| 1920s | 54.2% | 2.8% | 51.4% | Cuba |
| 1930s | 52.6% | 5.3% | 47.3% | Cuba |
| 1940s | 59.0% | 9.7% | 49.2% | Cuba |
| 1950s | 70.9% | 21.8% | 49.1% | Cuba |
| 1960s | 83.1% | 51.5% | 31.6% | Cuba |
| 1970s | 97.9% | 83.3% | 14.6% | Cuba |
| 1980s | 96.9% | 95.2% | 1.7% | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children in primary school age who are in school, Cuba or Libya?
- Libya, at 95.5% against 95.3% in Cuba as of 1983.
- What is the difference in share of children in primary school age who are in school between Cuba and Libya?
- 0.2%, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Libya?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 1983.
- How do Cuba and Libya rank globally for share of children in primary school age who are in school?
- Cuba ranks 118th and Libya ranks 116th of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of children in primary school age who are in school. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of children of primary school age (typically 6β11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.