School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Cuba
Cuba: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 367,346 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Cuba, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 367,346 number for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Cuba peaked at 929,831 number in 1977 and was at its lowest, 367,346 number, in 2020.
Cuba ranks 102nd of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Cuba, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 637,716 number | — |
| 1971 | 617,841 number | -3.1% |
| 1972 | 625,111 number | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 656,910 number | +5.1% |
| 1974 | 713,548 number | +8.6% |
| 1975 | 790,462 number | +10.8% |
| 1976 | 872,422 number | +10.4% |
| 1977 | 929,831 number | +6.6% |
| 1978 | 736,992 number | -20.7% |
| 1979 | 734,704 number | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 723,600 number | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 710,199 number | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 703,100 number | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 699,903 number | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 699,023 number | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 699,927 number | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 698,449 number | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 679,103 number | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 642,349 number | -5.4% |
| 1989 | 594,311 number | -7.5% |
| 1990 | 541,587 number | -8.9% |
| 1991 | 492,087 number | -9.1% |
| 1992 | 455,919 number | -7.3% |
| 1993 | 440,307 number | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 438,728 number | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 441,870 number | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 445,359 number | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 454,705 number | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 469,031 number | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 486,625 number | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 507,276 number | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 527,521 number | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 534,213 number | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 525,290 number | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 505,540 number | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 480,537 number | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 455,957 number | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 441,661 number | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 436,468 number | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 436,991 number | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 439,038 number | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 439,440 number | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 436,569 number | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 429,284 number | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 419,253 number | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 408,695 number | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 398,902 number | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 389,355 number | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 381,173 number | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 374,113 number | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 367,346 number | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 731,554 number | 617,841 number | 929,831 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 684,996 number | 594,311 number | 723,600 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 466,622 number | 438,728 number | 541,587 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 485,145 number | 436,468 number | 534,213 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 411,582 number | 374,113 number | 439,440 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 367,346 number | 367,346 number | 367,346 number | 1 |
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More education data for Cuba
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Cuba?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Cuba was 367,346 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 929,831 number in 1977.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 367,346 number in 2020.
- How does Cuba rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Cuba ranks 102nd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.3%. 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, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.