Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Cuba

Cuba: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary was 10.1% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
10.1%
World rank
87th
of 144 countries
All-time high
31.9%
in 1970
All-time low
10.1%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Cuba, 1960–2010

10152025301960198520101960: 30.21965: 31.51970: 31.91975: 31.71980: 29.81985: 25.91990: 19.91995: 14.92000: 11.32005: 10.62010: 10.1

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 25+ with primary in Cuba is 10.1%, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of down 10.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Cuba peaked at 31.9% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, in 2010.

That places Cuba 87th 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 25+ with primary in Cuba, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary in Cuba, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 30.2%
1965 31.5% +4.1%
1970 31.9% +1.2%
1975 31.7% -0.4%
1980 29.8% -6.1%
1985 25.9% -13.1%
1990 19.9% -23.1%
1995 14.9% -25.4%
2000 11.3% -24.2%
2005 10.6% -6.1%
2010 10.1% -5.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 30.9% 30.2% 31.5% 2
1970s 31.8% 31.7% 31.9% 2
1980s 27.9% 25.9% 29.8% 2
1990s 17.4% 14.9% 19.9% 2
2000s 10.9% 10.6% 11.3% 2
2010s 10.1% 10.1% 10.1% 1

Countries ranked near Cuba

  1. 84 Jordan 10.2% compare
  2. 85 Sweden 10.1% compare
  3. 86 Dominican Republic 10.1% compare
  4. 88 Japan 9.8% compare
  5. 89 Liberia 9.7% compare
  6. 90 India 9.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Cuba?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Cuba was 10.1% 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 25+ with primary recorded in Cuba?
The highest recorded value was 31.9% in 1970.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary recorded in Cuba?
The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 2010.
How does Cuba rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary?
Cuba ranks 87th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary rising or falling in Cuba?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. 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 25+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary