Primary completion rate, male in Cuba
Cuba: Primary completion rate, male was 90.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, male in Cuba, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 90.4% for primary completion rate, male in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, male in Cuba peaked at 98.6% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 51.8%, in 1972.
Cuba ranks 116th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, male in Cuba, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 53.3% | — |
| 1972 | 51.8% | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 95.5% | +84.2% |
| 2000 | 97.2% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 95.5% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 98.6% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 95.7% | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 95.0% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 97.7% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 98.4% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 98.3% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 91.7% | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 97.2% | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 95.1% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 95.1% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 93.4% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 91.2% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 94.5% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 95.8% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 95.3% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 95.2% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 91.1% | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 90.8% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 95.6% | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 97.4% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 92.8% | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 93.4% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 90.4% | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 52.6% | 51.8% | 53.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 95.5% | 95.5% | 95.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 96.5% | 91.7% | 98.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.7% | 90.8% | 95.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.9% | 90.4% | 97.4% | 5 |
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More education data for Cuba
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, male in Cuba?
- Primary completion rate, male in Cuba was 90.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, male recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 98.6% in 2002.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, male recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.8% in 1972.
- How does Cuba rank for primary completion rate, male?
- Cuba ranks 116th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, male rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.