Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Cuba
Cuba: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 61,329 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Cuba, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Cuba stood at 61,329 number.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Cuba peaked at 129,418 number in 1972 and was at its lowest, 58,347 number, in 2016.
That places Cuba 101st out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Cuba, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 119,825 number | — |
| 1971 | 126,336 number | +5.4% |
| 1972 | 129,418 number | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 128,221 number | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 124,414 number | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 119,841 number | -3.7% |
| 1976 | 116,860 number | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 115,003 number | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 114,131 number | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 113,395 number | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 111,779 number | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 108,089 number | -3.3% |
| 1982 | 102,420 number | -5.2% |
| 1983 | 94,271 number | -8.0% |
| 1984 | 85,228 number | -9.6% |
| 1985 | 76,872 number | -9.8% |
| 1986 | 71,128 number | -7.5% |
| 1987 | 68,586 number | -3.6% |
| 1988 | 69,156 number | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 71,717 number | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 75,121 number | +4.7% |
| 1991 | 77,677 number | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 80,089 number | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 82,863 number | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 85,508 number | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 87,531 number | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 88,357 number | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 87,439 number | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 84,296 number | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 79,994 number | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 75,617 number | -5.5% |
| 2001 | 72,654 number | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 70,934 number | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 70,778 number | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 71,489 number | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 72,353 number | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 72,322 number | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 71,181 number | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 69,197 number | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 66,778 number | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 64,357 number | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 62,518 number | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 61,159 number | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 60,055 number | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 59,216 number | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 58,649 number | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 58,347 number | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 58,611 number | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 59,442 number | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 60,474 number | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 61,329 number | +1.4% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 61,329 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 56,835 number, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 61,329 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 22,959 number, 2.7× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 120,744 number | 113,395 number | 129,418 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 85,925 number | 68,586 number | 111,779 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 82,888 number | 75,121 number | 88,357 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 71,330 number | 66,778 number | 75,617 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 60,283 number | 58,347 number | 64,357 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 61,329 number | 61,329 number | 61,329 number | 1 |
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 population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Cuba?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Cuba was 61,329 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 129,418 number in 1972.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 58,347 number in 2016.
- How does Cuba rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Cuba ranks 101st out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. 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 the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.