School age population, primary education, both sexes (number) in Cuba
Cuba: School age population, primary education, both sexes (number) 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
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.
School age population, primary education, both sexes (number) in Cuba, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.19 million number | — |
| 1971 | 1.29 million number | +8.7% |
| 1972 | 1.39 million number | +7.6% |
| 1973 | 1.45 million number | +4.6% |
| 1974 | 1.48 million number | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 1.48 million number | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 1.46 million number | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 1.43 million number | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 1.42 million number | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 1.41 million number | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 1.40 million number | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 1.39 million number | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 1.37 million number | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 1.32 million number | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 1.25 million number | -5.3% |
| 1985 | 1.16 million number | -7.0% |
| 1986 | 1.07 million number | -8.2% |
| 1987 | 985,859 number | -7.8% |
| 1988 | 928,393 number | -5.8% |
| 1989 | 897,537 number | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 893,602 number | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 909,877 number | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 924,491 number | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 944,454 number | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 969,839 number | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 999,059 number | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 1.03 million number | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 1.05 million number | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 1.06 million number | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 1.05 million number | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 1.02 million number | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 977,740 number | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 937,680 number | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 908,687 number | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 891,192 number | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 885,200 number | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 886,819 number | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 885,654 number | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 876,839 number | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 861,384 number | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 840,475 number | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 816,646 number | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 796,606 number | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 778,783 number | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 763,059 number | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 749,574 number | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 738,640 number | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 730,409 number | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 727,415 number | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 729,647 number | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 736,439 number | +0.9% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 736,439 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 479,599 number, 1.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 736,439 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 275,154 number, 2.7× the median. (41 countries reporting)
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
More education data for Cuba
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.72 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.32 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 78,576 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 4,635 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 171,121 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 162,406 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 662,491 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 698,052 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -3.62 % change on previous year (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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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.