Cuba vs Liberia: School age population, primary education, both sexes

Cuba
736,439 number
in 2020
Liberia
784,340 number
in 2020
Cuba rank
97th
Liberia rank
94th

School age population, primary education, both sexes over time

  • Cuba
  • Liberia
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How they compare

Liberia currently reports 784,340 number against 736,439 number in Cuba, a difference of 47,901 number.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Cuba ahead.

Cuba ranks 97th and Liberia ranks 94th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 5 and Liberia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Liberia Difference Ahead
1970s 1.40 million number 247,810 number 1.15 million number Cuba
1980s 1.18 million number 326,467 number 851,956 number Cuba
1990s 982,896 number 346,135 number 636,761 number Cuba
2000s 912,988 number 498,281 number 414,708 number Cuba
2010s 767,125 number 703,991 number 63,134 number Cuba
2020s 736,439 number 784,340 number 47,901 number Liberia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, both sexes, Cuba or Liberia?
Liberia, at 784,340 number against 736,439 number in Cuba as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, both sexes between Cuba and Liberia?
47,901 number, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Liberia?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Cuba and Liberia rank globally for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
Cuba ranks 97th and Liberia ranks 94th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.