Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Cuba
Cuba: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes was 1.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Cuba, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 1.3% for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Cuba peaked at 1.4% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2000.
That places Cuba 148th 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 children of primary school age, both sexes in Cuba, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6% | — |
| 2001 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | +16.7% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | +28.6% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | +11.1% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | +20.0% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 1.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.4%, 38% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 1.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.7%, 28% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 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 children of primary school age, both sexes in Cuba?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Cuba was 1.3% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2009.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2000.
- How does Cuba rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Cuba ranks 148th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. 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 children of primary 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