Cuba vs Ecuador: Share of children who have completed primary school
Cuba
99.5%
in 2025
Ecuador
99.5%
in 2025
Cuba rank
43rd
Ecuador rank
43rd
Share of children who have completed primary school over time
- Cuba
- Ecuador
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 99.5% against 99.5% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 43rd and Ecuador ranks 43rd of 165 countries.
Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 97.6% | 78.5% | 19.1% | Cuba |
| 1990s | 98.1% | 80.8% | 17.3% | Cuba |
| 2000s | 98.8% | 86.6% | 12.2% | Cuba |
| 2010s | 99.2% | 94.3% | 4.9% | Cuba |
| 2020s | 99.4% | 99.1% | 0.4% | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children who have completed primary school, Cuba or Ecuador?
- Cuba, at 99.5% against 99.5% in Ecuador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of children who have completed primary school between Cuba and Ecuador?
- 0.0%, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Ecuador?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Cuba and Ecuador rank globally for share of children who have completed primary school?
- Cuba ranks 43rd and Ecuador 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.