Australia vs Cuba: Share of children who have completed primary school
Australia
99.5%
in 2025
Cuba
99.5%
in 2025
Australia rank
40th
Cuba rank
43rd
Share of children who have completed primary school over time
- Australia
- Cuba
How they compare
Australia currently reports 99.5% against 99.5% in Cuba, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 40th and Cuba ranks 43rd of 165 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Cuba | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 98.7% | 97.6% | 1.1% | Australia |
| 1990s | 98.9% | 98.1% | 0.8% | Australia |
| 2000s | 99.2% | 98.8% | 0.4% | Australia |
| 2010s | 99.3% | 99.2% | 0.2% | Australia |
| 2020s | 99.5% | 99.4% | 0.0% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children who have completed primary school, Australia or Cuba?
- Australia, at 99.5% against 99.5% in Cuba as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of children who have completed primary school between Australia and Cuba?
- 0.0%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Cuba?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Cuba rank globally for share of children who have completed primary school?
- Australia ranks 40th and Cuba ranks 43rd of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of children who have completed primary 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 who are three to five years older than the official age for the last grade of primary education who have successfully completed it. This broader age band is used to include children who started school late or had to resit particular years.