School age population, lower secondary education, female in Cuba
Cuba: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 178,435 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Cuba, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, female in Cuba is 178,435 number, measured 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 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Cuba peaked at 461,839 number in 1977 and was at its lowest, 178,435 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, female in Cuba, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 319,257 number | — |
| 1971 | 309,087 number | -3.2% |
| 1972 | 311,656 number | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 326,811 number | +4.9% |
| 1974 | 354,666 number | +8.5% |
| 1975 | 392,744 number | +10.7% |
| 1976 | 433,278 number | +10.3% |
| 1977 | 461,839 number | +6.6% |
| 1978 | 366,068 number | -20.7% |
| 1979 | 365,029 number | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 359,688 number | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 353,213 number | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 349,520 number | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 347,253 number | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 345,724 number | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 344,776 number | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 342,569 number | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 332,098 number | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 313,652 number | -5.6% |
| 1989 | 290,051 number | -7.5% |
| 1990 | 264,299 number | -8.9% |
| 1991 | 240,127 number | -9.1% |
| 1992 | 222,661 number | -7.3% |
| 1993 | 215,281 number | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 214,864 number | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 216,934 number | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 219,279 number | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 223,963 number | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 230,799 number | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 239,086 number | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 248,828 number | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 258,383 number | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 261,185 number | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 256,309 number | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 246,032 number | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 233,049 number | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 220,251 number | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 212,955 number | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 210,517 number | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 211,189 number | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 212,749 number | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 213,460 number | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 212,532 number | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 209,132 number | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 204,164 number | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 198,849 number | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 193,923 number | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 189,158 number | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 185,130 number | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 181,703 number | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 178,435 number | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 364,044 number | 309,087 number | 461,839 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 337,854 number | 290,051 number | 359,688 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 228,729 number | 214,864 number | 264,299 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 235,870 number | 210,517 number | 261,185 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 200,080 number | 181,703 number | 213,460 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 178,435 number | 178,435 number | 178,435 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 99 Papua New Guinea 189,013 number compare
- 100 Dominican Republic 188,280 number compare
- 101 Nicaragua 183,097 number compare
- 103 Liberia 176,409 number compare
- 104 Libya 174,857 number compare
- 105 El Salvador 170,914 number compare
More education data for Cuba
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 98.11 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 98.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in Cuba?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in Cuba was 178,435 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 461,839 number in 1977.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 178,435 number in 2020.
- How does Cuba rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- Cuba ranks 102nd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.1%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.