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 4.4% 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 4.4%.
That represents a change of up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Cuba peaked at 4.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2007.
That places Cuba 115th 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 | 4.0% | — |
| 2001 | 3.4% | -15.0% |
| 2002 | 2.7% | -20.6% |
| 2003 | 2.1% | -22.2% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | -19.0% |
| 2005 | 1.5% | -11.8% |
| 2006 | 1.3% | -13.3% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | +16.7% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | +42.9% |
| 2010 | 2.8% | +40.0% |
| 2011 | 3.6% | +28.6% |
| 2012 | 4.1% | +13.9% |
| 2013 | 4.5% | +9.8% |
| 2014 | 4.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4.2% | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 3.5% | -16.7% |
| 2017 | 2.9% | -17.1% |
| 2018 | 2.8% | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 3.3% | +17.9% |
| 2020 | 4.1% | +24.2% |
| 2021 | 4.8% | +17.1% |
| 2022 | 4.9% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 4.5% | -8.2% |
| 2024 | 4.4% | -2.2% |
| 2025 | 4.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.1% | 1.2% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 2.8% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 4.1% | 4.9% | 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 4.4% 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 4.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2007.
- How does Cuba rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Cuba ranks 115th 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 up 4.8%. 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, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release