School age population, early childhood education, female (number) in Cuba
Cuba: School age population, early childhood education, female (number) was 283,008 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, early childhood education, female in Cuba, 1999–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, early childhood education, female in Cuba stood at 283,008. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in Cuba peaked at 421,236 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 283,008, in 2025.
That places Cuba 95th out of 207 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, female (number) in Cuba, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 421,236 | — |
| 2000 | 418,997 | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 418,450 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 418,819 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 418,258 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 414,390 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 407,691 | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 398,497 | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 387,412 | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 376,098 | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 366,090 | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 358,971 | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 356,386 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 359,729 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 363,877 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 366,758 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 365,519 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 362,862 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 355,539 | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 345,981 | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 339,885 | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 331,518 | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 322,781 | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 310,960 | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 301,360 | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 292,922 | -2.8% |
| 2025 | 283,008 | -3.4% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 283,008 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 170,358, 1.7× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 283,008 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 113,398, 2.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 421,236 | 421,236 | 421,236 | 1 |
| 2000s | 402,470 | 366,090 | 418,997 | 10 |
| 2010s | 357,551 | 339,885 | 366,758 | 10 |
| 2020s | 307,092 | 283,008 | 331,518 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 92 Sri Lanka 319,064 compare
- 93 Azerbaijan 315,630 compare
- 94 Hungary 313,606 compare
- 96 Namibia 281,053 compare
- 97 Dominican Republic 274,820 compare
- 98 Central African Republic 267,079 compare
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 school age population, early childhood education, female in Cuba?
- School age population, early childhood education, female in Cuba was 283,008 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 421,236 in 1999.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 283,008 in 2025.
- How does Cuba rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
- Cuba ranks 95th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.6%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 27 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release