Net enrolment rate, early childhood … both sexes educational in Cuba
Cuba: Net enrolment rate, early childhood … both sexes educational was 94.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Cuba, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Cuba stood at 94.4%.
That represents a change of down 4.3% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Cuba peaked at 99.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 84.4%, in 1999.
That places Cuba 2nd out of 67 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Net enrolment rate, early childhood … both sexes educational in Cuba, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 84.4% | — |
| 2013 | 88.9% | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 89.4% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 88.6% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 89.4% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 89.9% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 93.6% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 93.8% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 93.0% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 99.5% | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 98.5% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 94.4% | -4.3% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 94.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.2%, 7.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 94.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11.5%, 8.2× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 84.4% | 84.4% | 84.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 90.5% | 88.6% | 93.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 96.8% | 93.0% | 99.5% | 5 |
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 net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Cuba?
- Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Cuba was 94.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.4% in 1999.
- How does Cuba rank for net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development?
- Cuba ranks 2nd out of 67 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. 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 Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release