School age population, primary education, both sexes in Cuba
Cuba: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 736,439 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Cuba, 1970–2020
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 94 Liberia 784,340 number compare
- 95 Libya 777,588 number compare
- 96 Lao People's Democratic Republic 769,716 number compare
- 98 Sweden 709,999 number compare
- 99 Mauritania 693,675 number compare
- 100 El Salvador 688,713 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, 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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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.