Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. in Cuba
Cuba: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. was 17.9% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. in Cuba, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 17.9% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. in Cuba peaked at 70.9% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 17.9%, in 2005.
That places Cuba 91st 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 55-59 with primary schooling. in Cuba, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 70.9% | — |
| 1965 | 70.4% | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 70.3% | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 68.9% | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 67.2% | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 61.0% | -9.3% |
| 1990 | 53.1% | -12.9% |
| 1995 | 35.1% | -33.9% |
| 2000 | 25.1% | -28.5% |
| 2005 | 17.9% | -28.6% |
| 2010 | 17.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70.6% | 70.4% | 70.9% | 2 |
| 1970s | 69.6% | 68.9% | 70.3% | 2 |
| 1980s | 64.1% | 61.0% | 67.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 44.1% | 35.1% | 53.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 21.5% | 17.9% | 25.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 17.9% | 17.9% | 17.9% | 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 population age 55-59 with primary schooling. in Cuba?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. in Cuba was 17.9% 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 55-59 with primary schooling. recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 70.9% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.9% in 2005.
- How does Cuba rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling.?
- Cuba ranks 91st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.6%. 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 55-59 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)