Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Cuba
Cuba: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 4.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Cuba, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Cuba stood at 4.6%.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Cuba peaked at 5.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2006.
That places Cuba 116th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Cuba, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.9% | — |
| 2001 | 4.1% | -16.3% |
| 2002 | 3.2% | -22.0% |
| 2003 | 2.5% | -21.9% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | -16.0% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | -9.5% |
| 2006 | 1.8% | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | +16.7% |
| 2009 | 2.6% | +23.8% |
| 2010 | 3.3% | +26.9% |
| 2011 | 4.0% | +21.2% |
| 2012 | 4.5% | +12.5% |
| 2013 | 4.8% | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 5.0% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 4.7% | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 4.1% | -12.8% |
| 2017 | 3.5% | -14.6% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 3.9% | +14.7% |
| 2020 | 4.8% | +23.1% |
| 2021 | 5.5% | +14.6% |
| 2022 | 5.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5.0% | -9.1% |
| 2024 | 4.7% | -6.0% |
| 2025 | 4.6% | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.7% | 1.8% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 3.3% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 4.6% | 5.5% | 6 |
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 out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Cuba?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Cuba was 4.6% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 5.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2006.
- How does Cuba rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Cuba ranks 116th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. 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 Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release