School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Cuba
Cuba: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 54,977 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
54,977
Change on year
down 5.3%
World rank
106th
of 222 countries
All-time high
127,512
in 1971
All-time low
54,977
in 2025
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Cuba, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 54,977 for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.3% on the previous year and down 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Cuba peaked at 127,512 in 1971 and was at its lowest, 54,977, in 2025.
Cuba ranks 106th of 222 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Cuba, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 125,999 | — |
| 1971 | 127,512 | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 127,359 | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 127,086 | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 126,658 | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 126,594 | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 124,698 | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 123,657 | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 119,327 | -3.5% |
| 1979 | 113,551 | -4.8% |
| 1980 | 106,107 | -6.6% |
| 1981 | 97,959 | -7.7% |
| 1982 | 89,931 | -8.2% |
| 1983 | 82,829 | -7.9% |
| 1984 | 77,096 | -6.9% |
| 1985 | 72,676 | -5.7% |
| 1986 | 70,227 | -3.4% |
| 1987 | 67,996 | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 78,760 | +15.8% |
| 1989 | 82,338 | +4.5% |
| 1990 | 83,276 | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 85,254 | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 87,471 | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 90,335 | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 94,764 | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 94,858 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 93,759 | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 87,118 | -7.1% |
| 1998 | 81,877 | -6.0% |
| 1999 | 77,307 | -5.6% |
| 2000 | 74,590 | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 73,399 | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 73,606 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 74,795 | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 75,442 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 75,004 | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 73,972 | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 72,334 | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 70,784 | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 68,610 | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 65,204 | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 61,330 | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 58,586 | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 59,312 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 61,519 | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 63,655 | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 64,867 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 66,052 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 64,126 | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 63,737 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 62,135 | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 62,682 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 59,019 | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 57,859 | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 58,069 | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 54,977 | -5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 124,244 | 113,551 | 127,512 | 10 |
| 1980s | 82,592 | 67,996 | 106,107 | 10 |
| 1990s | 87,602 | 77,307 | 94,858 | 10 |
| 2000s | 73,254 | 68,610 | 75,442 | 10 |
| 2010s | 62,839 | 58,586 | 66,052 | 10 |
| 2020s | 59,124 | 54,977 | 62,682 | 6 |
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More education data for Cuba
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -16.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 66,944 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 15,631 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 178,118 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -15.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 94,398 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -19.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Cuba?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Cuba was 54,977 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 127,512 in 1971.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 54,977 in 2025.
- How does Cuba rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- Cuba ranks 106th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. 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, one year before the official primary entry age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release