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 4.8% 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 4.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.9% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Cuba peaked at 6.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2005.
That places Cuba 106th 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 | 5.7% | — |
| 2001 | 4.9% | -14.0% |
| 2002 | 3.8% | -22.4% |
| 2003 | 3.0% | -21.1% |
| 2004 | 2.6% | -13.3% |
| 2005 | 2.4% | -7.7% |
| 2006 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.5% | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 2.8% | +12.0% |
| 2009 | 3.3% | +17.9% |
| 2010 | 3.9% | +18.2% |
| 2011 | 4.4% | +12.8% |
| 2012 | 4.8% | +9.1% |
| 2013 | 5.2% | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 5.5% | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 5.3% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 4.8% | -9.4% |
| 2017 | 4.2% | -12.5% |
| 2018 | 4.1% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 4.6% | +12.2% |
| 2020 | 5.6% | +21.7% |
| 2021 | 6.2% | +10.7% |
| 2022 | 6.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5.6% | -9.7% |
| 2024 | 5.1% | -8.9% |
| 2025 | 4.8% | -5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.3% | 2.4% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 3.9% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 4.8% | 6.2% | 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 4.8% 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 6.2% 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 2.4% in 2005.
- How does Cuba rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Cuba ranks 106th 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 9.4%. 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 Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release