Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Cuba
Cuba: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education was 7.7% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Cuba, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 7.7% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in 2010.
The figure is down 36.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Cuba peaked at 22.1% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 1980.
Cuba ranks 65th of 144 countries on this measure, 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 population age 15+ with no education in Cuba, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 22.1% | — |
| 1965 | 18.7% | -15.5% |
| 1970 | 13.0% | -30.4% |
| 1975 | 7.7% | -40.6% |
| 1980 | 2.7% | -65.0% |
| 1985 | 6.4% | +137.4% |
| 1990 | 8.4% | +30.9% |
| 1995 | 10.2% | +21.9% |
| 2000 | 12.1% | +17.9% |
| 2005 | 9.4% | -22.3% |
| 2010 | 7.7% | -18.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.4% | 18.7% | 22.1% | 2 |
| 1970s | 10.3% | 7.7% | 13.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 4.6% | 2.7% | 6.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 9.3% | 8.4% | 10.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.7% | 9.4% | 12.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 7.7% | 7.7% | 7.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More education data for Cuba
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 698,052 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -3.62 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Cuba?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Cuba was 7.7% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 22.1% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 1980.
- How does Cuba rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education?
- Cuba ranks 65th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.4%. 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 population age 15+ with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15+ with no education