Children out of school, female in Cuba
Cuba: Children out of school, female was 4.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children out of school, female in Cuba, 1972–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female primary school age.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 4.3% for children out of school, female in 2024.
The figure is up 36.8% on the previous year and up 71.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, female in Cuba peaked at 4.8% in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1997.
That places Cuba 102nd out of 177 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.
Children out of school, female in Cuba, year by year
| Year | % of female primary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 4.8% | — |
| 1973 | 2.3% | -52.3% |
| 1974 | 1.5% | -32.8% |
| 1979 | 2.9% | +91.7% |
| 1980 | 3.1% | +6.5% |
| 1981 | 3.7% | +19.0% |
| 1982 | 3.0% | -20.6% |
| 1983 | 1.7% | -41.5% |
| 1984 | 1.8% | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 3.8% | +114.7% |
| 1986 | 4.3% | +11.2% |
| 1987 | 3.5% | -19.1% |
| 1988 | 3.6% | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 4.2% | +18.9% |
| 1990 | 4.5% | +6.0% |
| 1991 | 4.4% | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 2.9% | -35.7% |
| 1993 | 3.4% | +20.5% |
| 1994 | 2.7% | -20.9% |
| 1995 | 2.7% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.7% | -75.5% |
| 1997 | 0.3% | -61.4% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | +236.0% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | +49.2% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 1.9% | +73.9% |
| 2009 | 1.6% | -17.7% |
| 2010 | 2.2% | +39.8% |
| 2011 | 3.1% | +41.0% |
| 2012 | 2.7% | -13.0% |
| 2014 | 2.5% | -8.5% |
| 2015 | 3.0% | +21.5% |
| 2016 | 2.8% | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 3.1% | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 2.9% | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 2.4% | -17.8% |
| 2020 | 1.7% | -28.1% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | -20.4% |
| 2022 | 3.1% | +129.1% |
| 2023 | 3.1% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 4.3% | +36.8% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 4.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.9%, 73% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 4.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.8%, 63% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children out of school, female in Cuba changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +236.0% | 0.3% | 0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.9% | 1.5% | 4.8% | 4 |
| 1980s | 3.3% | 1.7% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.7% | 0.3% | 4.5% | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 0.9% | 1.9% | 6 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 2.2% | 3.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 1.4% | 4.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 99 French Polynesia 4.5% compare
- 100 Togo 4.5% compare
- 101 Jamaica 4.3% compare
- 103 Russian Federation 4.2% compare
- 104 Ghana 4.1% compare
- 105 Cayman Islands 4.1% compare
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 children out of school, female in Cuba?
- Children out of school, female in Cuba was 4.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, female recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8% in 1972.
- What is the lowest children out of school, female recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1997.
- How does Cuba rank for children out of school, female?
- Cuba ranks 102nd out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children out of school, female rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.