Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in Cuba
Cuba: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male was 90.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in Cuba, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in Cuba is 90.4%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in Cuba peaked at 98.6% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 51.8%, in 1972.
Cuba ranks 119th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in Cuba, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 53.3% | — |
| 1972 | 51.8% | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 95.5% | +84.2% |
| 2000 | 97.2% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 95.5% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 98.6% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 95.7% | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 95.0% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 97.7% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 98.4% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 98.3% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 91.7% | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 97.2% | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 95.1% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 95.1% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 93.4% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 91.2% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 94.5% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 95.8% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 95.3% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 95.2% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 91.1% | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 90.8% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 95.6% | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 97.4% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 92.8% | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 93.4% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 90.4% | -3.3% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 90.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96.2%, 94% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 90.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 93.4%, 97% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +84.2% | 51.8% | 95.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 52.6% | 51.8% | 53.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 95.5% | 95.5% | 95.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 96.5% | 91.7% | 98.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.7% | 90.8% | 95.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.9% | 90.4% | 97.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 116 Tunisia 91.2% compare
- 117 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 91.0% compare
- 118 Trinidad and Tobago 90.6% compare
- 120 Cook Islands 90.4% compare
- 121 Maldives 90.1% compare
- 122 India 89.6% 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 gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in Cuba?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in Cuba was 90.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 98.6% in 2002.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.8% in 1972.
- How does Cuba rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male?
- Cuba ranks 119th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release