Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Cuba
Cuba: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. was 8.2% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. 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 population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Cuba is 8.2%, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Cuba peaked at 32.6% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 2010.
That places Cuba 103rd 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 population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Cuba, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 30.7% | — |
| 1965 | 31.5% | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 32.6% | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 31.0% | -5.1% |
| 1980 | 22.1% | -28.6% |
| 1985 | 20.0% | -9.4% |
| 1990 | 15.8% | -21.0% |
| 1995 | 12.5% | -20.8% |
| 2000 | 10.1% | -19.2% |
| 2005 | 9.1% | -10.1% |
| 2010 | 8.2% | -10.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 31.1% | 30.7% | 31.5% | 2 |
| 1970s | 31.8% | 31.0% | 32.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 21.1% | 20.0% | 22.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 14.2% | 12.5% | 15.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.6% | 9.1% | 10.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 8.2% | 8.2% | 8.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More education data for Cuba
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Cuba?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Cuba was 8.2% 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 primary schooling. recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 32.6% in 1970.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 2010.
- How does Cuba rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling.?
- Cuba ranks 103rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. 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 primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary