Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Cuba
Cuba: Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates was 98.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Cuba, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Cuba is 98.1%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Cuba peaked at 122.4% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 98.1%, in 2024.
That places Cuba 132nd out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 118.8% | 112.8% | 122.4% | 9 |
| 1980s | 106.8% | 104.0% | 109.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 102.3% | 100.1% | 104.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 102.8% | 100.8% | 104.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 101.2% | 100.3% | 103.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.1% | 98.1% | 101.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More education data for Cuba
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 98.1% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 82,575 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.45 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Cuba?
- Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Cuba was 98.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 122.4% in 1975.
- What is the lowest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.1% in 2024.
- How does Cuba rank for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates?
- Cuba ranks 132nd out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of children of any age group who are enrolled in primary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the official primary school age.