Population of compulsory school age, female in Cuba
Cuba: Population of compulsory school age, female was 520,448 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population of compulsory school age, female in Cuba, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, population of compulsory school age, female in Cuba stood at 520,448. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in Cuba peaked at 739,117 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 520,448, in 2025.
Cuba ranks 104th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, female in Cuba, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 739,117 | — |
| 1999 | 737,490 | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 730,608 | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 720,037 | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 707,081 | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 692,915 | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 678,221 | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 663,273 | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 649,286 | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 638,881 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 631,913 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 627,256 | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 622,896 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 615,020 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 602,343 | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 586,605 | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 571,168 | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 558,364 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 548,804 | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 541,782 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 537,524 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 532,566 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 530,907 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 531,594 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 534,520 | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 532,977 | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 527,964 | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 520,448 | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 738,304 | 737,490 | 739,117 | 2 |
| 2000s | 673,947 | 627,256 | 730,608 | 10 |
| 2010s | 571,707 | 532,566 | 622,896 | 10 |
| 2020s | 529,735 | 520,448 | 534,520 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More education data for Cuba
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 82,575 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 98.11 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 98.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, female in Cuba?
- Population of compulsory school age, female in Cuba was 520,448 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 739,117 in 1998.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 520,448 in 2025.
- How does Cuba rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
- Cuba ranks 104th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of compulsory school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release