School age population, early … age female educational development in Cuba
Cuba: School age population, early … age female educational development was 136,463 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, early childhood educational development in Cuba, 1999–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 136,463 for school age population, early childhood educational development in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is 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 211,201 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 136,463, in 2025.
That places Cuba 49th out of 104 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 … age female educational development in Cuba, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 208,658 | — |
| 2000 | 210,562 | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 211,201 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 209,454 | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 205,967 | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 202,039 | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 197,986 | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 192,581 | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 185,932 | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 180,302 | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 178,211 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 180,102 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 184,044 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 188,405 | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 187,317 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 184,551 | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 178,979 | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 177,279 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 172,524 | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 168,249 | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 163,852 | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 160,244 | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 155,632 | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 148,022 | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 141,962 | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 138,307 | -2.6% |
| 2025 | 136,463 | -1.3% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 136,463 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 133,944, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 136,463 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 101,972, 1.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 208,658 | 208,658 | 208,658 | 1 |
| 2000s | 197,424 | 178,211 | 211,201 | 10 |
| 2010s | 178,530 | 163,852 | 188,405 | 10 |
| 2020s | 146,772 | 136,463 | 160,244 | 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 136,463 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 211,201 in 2001.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 136,463 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release