Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total in Cuba
Cuba: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total was 13.89 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total in Cuba, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total in Cuba stood at 13.89. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 40.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total in Cuba peaked at 13.89 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5.04, in 1960.
Cuba ranks 4th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total in Cuba, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.04 | — |
| 1965 | 5.82 | +15.5% |
| 1970 | 7.08 | +21.6% |
| 1975 | 8.92 | +26.0% |
| 1980 | 10.04 | +12.6% |
| 1985 | 11.39 | +13.4% |
| 1990 | 11.42 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 11.17 | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 9.91 | -11.3% |
| 2005 | 11.83 | +19.4% |
| 2010 | 13.89 | +17.4% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 13.89 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.48, 1.3× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 13.89 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.23, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.43 | 5.04 | 5.82 | 2 |
| 1970s | 8 | 7.08 | 8.92 | 2 |
| 1980s | 10.71 | 10.04 | 11.39 | 2 |
| 1990s | 11.29 | 11.17 | 11.42 | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.87 | 9.91 | 11.83 | 2 |
| 2010s | 13.89 | 13.89 | 13.89 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More education data for Cuba
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.72 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.32 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 78,576 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 4,635 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 171,121 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 162,406 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 662,491 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 698,052 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -3.62 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total in Cuba?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total in Cuba was 13.89 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 13.89 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.04 in 1960.
- How does Cuba rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total?
- Cuba ranks 4th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 20-24, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 20-24, total is the average years of education completed among people age 20-24.