School age population, early childhood … age both sexes educational in Cuba
Cuba: School age population, early childhood … age both sexes educational was 282,536 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, early childhood educational development in Cuba, 1999–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, early childhood educational development in Cuba stood at 282,536. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in Cuba peaked at 436,308 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 282,536, in 2025.
Cuba ranks 49th of 104 countries on this measure, 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 … age both sexes educational in Cuba, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 434,327 | — |
| 2000 | 436,308 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 436,289 | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 432,315 | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 425,251 | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 416,846 | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 408,046 | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 396,581 | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 382,752 | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 371,051 | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 366,347 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 369,560 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 376,873 | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 385,204 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 384,450 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 380,356 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 370,594 | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 367,398 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 357,827 | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 349,179 | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 340,083 | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 332,428 | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 322,729 | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 306,820 | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 294,125 | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 286,397 | -2.6% |
| 2025 | 282,536 | -1.3% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 282,536 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 275,788, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 282,536 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 208,407, 1.4× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 434,327 | 434,327 | 434,327 | 1 |
| 2000s | 407,179 | 366,347 | 436,308 | 10 |
| 2010s | 368,152 | 340,083 | 385,204 | 10 |
| 2020s | 304,172 | 282,536 | 332,428 | 6 |
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 school age population, early childhood educational development in Cuba?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in Cuba was 282,536 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 436,308 in 2000.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 282,536 in 2025.
- How does Cuba rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- Cuba ranks 49th out of 104 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.8%. 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 School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release