School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) in Cuba
Cuba: School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) was 357,981 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
357,981 number
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
97th
of 206 countries
All-time high
736,878 number
in 1974
All-time low
353,470 number
in 2018
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, female in Cuba, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 357,981 number for school age population, primary education, female in 2020.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Cuba peaked at 736,878 number in 1974 and was at its lowest, 353,470 number, in 2018.
That places Cuba 97th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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, female (number) (age female) in Cuba, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 588,765 number | — |
| 1971 | 641,060 number | +8.9% |
| 1972 | 689,756 number | +7.6% |
| 1973 | 721,899 number | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 736,878 number | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 735,876 number | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 723,884 number | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 711,174 number | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 702,610 number | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 696,713 number | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 691,269 number | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 683,262 number | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 670,852 number | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 646,326 number | -3.7% |
| 1984 | 611,195 number | -5.4% |
| 1985 | 567,948 number | -7.1% |
| 1986 | 521,646 number | -8.2% |
| 1987 | 481,303 number | -7.7% |
| 1988 | 453,306 number | -5.8% |
| 1989 | 438,185 number | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 436,145 number | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 443,946 number | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 451,685 number | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 461,878 number | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 474,439 number | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 488,498 number | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 501,882 number | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 513,214 number | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 516,530 number | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 510,949 number | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 496,505 number | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 476,464 number | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 456,113 number | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 441,231 number | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 432,230 number | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 429,327 number | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 430,640 number | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 430,759 number | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 426,913 number | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 419,545 number | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 409,191 number | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 397,185 number | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 387,271 number | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 378,469 number | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 370,729 number | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 364,130 number | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 358,832 number | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 354,877 number | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 353,470 number | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 354,612 number | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 357,981 number | +1.0% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 357,981 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 234,620 number, 1.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 357,981 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 135,248 number, 2.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 694,862 number | 588,765 number | 736,878 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 576,529 number | 438,185 number | 691,269 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 479,917 number | 436,145 number | 516,530 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 443,973 number | 419,545 number | 496,505 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 372,877 number | 353,470 number | 409,191 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 357,981 number | 357,981 number | 357,981 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, female in Cuba?
- School age population, primary education, female in Cuba was 357,981 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 736,878 number in 1974.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 353,470 number in 2018.
- How does Cuba rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Cuba ranks 97th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.