School age population, primary education, both sexes in Cuba

Cuba: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 736,439 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
736,439 number
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
97th
of 206 countries
All-time high
1.48 million number
in 1974
All-time low
727,415 number
in 2018
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, primary education, both sexes in Cuba, 1970–2020

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Cuba stood at 736,439 number.

The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Cuba peaked at 1.48 million number in 1974 and was at its lowest, 727,415 number, in 2018.

Cuba ranks 97th of 206 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.40 million number 1.19 million number 1.48 million number 10
1980s 1.18 million number 897,537 number 1.40 million number 10
1990s 982,896 number 893,602 number 1.06 million number 10
2000s 912,988 number 861,384 number 1.02 million number 10
2010s 767,125 number 727,415 number 840,475 number 10
2020s 736,439 number 736,439 number 736,439 number 1

Countries ranked near Cuba

  1. 94 Liberia 784,340 number compare
  2. 95 Libya 777,588 number compare
  3. 96 Lao People's Democratic Republic 769,716 number compare
  4. 98 Sweden 709,999 number compare
  5. 99 Mauritania 693,675 number compare
  6. 100 El Salvador 688,713 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, primary education, both sexes in Cuba?
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Cuba was 736,439 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Cuba?
The highest recorded value was 1.48 million number in 1974.
What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Cuba?
The lowest recorded value was 727,415 number in 2018.
How does Cuba rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
Cuba ranks 97th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Cuba?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. 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, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.