Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with no education in Cuba
Cuba: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with no education was 8.5% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with no education in Cuba, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with no education in Cuba is 8.5%, measured in 2010.
The figure is down 35.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with no education in Cuba peaked at 18.3% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 1980.
That places Cuba 65th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with no education in Cuba, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 18.3% | — |
| 1965 | 13.7% | -25.5% |
| 1970 | 9.2% | -32.9% |
| 1975 | 6.6% | -27.9% |
| 1980 | 2.9% | -56.1% |
| 1985 | 6.9% | +138.3% |
| 1990 | 9.1% | +31.8% |
| 1995 | 11.1% | +21.8% |
| 2000 | 13.2% | +19.0% |
| 2005 | 10.3% | -22.2% |
| 2010 | 8.5% | -17.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.0% | 13.7% | 18.3% | 2 |
| 1970s | 7.9% | 6.6% | 9.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 4.9% | 2.9% | 6.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 10.1% | 9.1% | 11.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.7% | 10.3% | 13.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 8.5% | 8.5% | 8.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More education data for Cuba
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0636 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with no education in Cuba?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with no education in Cuba was 8.5% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with no education recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 18.3% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with no education recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 1980.
- How does Cuba rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with no education?
- Cuba ranks 65th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with no education rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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: Percentage of female population age 15+ with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15+ with no education