School age population, primary education, male (number) (School male) in Cuba
Cuba: School age population, primary education, male (number) (School male) was 378,458 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
378,458 number
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
97th
of 206 countries
All-time high
747,433 number
in 1974
All-time low
373,945 number
in 2018
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, male in Cuba, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, male in Cuba is 378,458 number, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Cuba peaked at 747,433 number in 1974 and was at its lowest, 373,945 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, male (number) (School male) in Cuba, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 600,049 number | — |
| 1971 | 651,214 number | +8.5% |
| 1972 | 700,128 number | +7.5% |
| 1973 | 732,460 number | +4.6% |
| 1974 | 747,433 number | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 746,305 number | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 734,346 number | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 721,701 number | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 714,948 number | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 712,379 number | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 711,318 number | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 707,849 number | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 699,243 number | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 676,523 number | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 641,294 number | -5.2% |
| 1985 | 596,336 number | -7.0% |
| 1986 | 547,378 number | -8.2% |
| 1987 | 504,556 number | -7.8% |
| 1988 | 475,087 number | -5.8% |
| 1989 | 459,352 number | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 457,457 number | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 465,931 number | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 472,806 number | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 482,576 number | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 495,400 number | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 510,561 number | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 525,712 number | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 538,950 number | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 543,057 number | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 537,347 number | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 522,182 number | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 501,276 number | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 481,567 number | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 467,456 number | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 458,962 number | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 455,873 number | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 456,179 number | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 454,895 number | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 449,926 number | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 441,839 number | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 431,284 number | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 419,461 number | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 409,335 number | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 400,314 number | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 392,330 number | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 385,444 number | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 379,808 number | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 375,532 number | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 373,945 number | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 375,035 number | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 378,458 number | +0.9% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 378,458 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 244,978 number, 1.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 378,458 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 139,906 number, 2.7× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 706,096 number | 600,049 number | 747,433 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 601,894 number | 459,352 number | 711,318 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 502,980 number | 457,457 number | 543,057 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 469,016 number | 441,839 number | 522,182 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 394,249 number | 373,945 number | 431,284 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 378,458 number | 378,458 number | 378,458 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, male in Cuba?
- School age population, primary education, male in Cuba was 378,458 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 747,433 number in 1974.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 373,945 number in 2018.
- How does Cuba rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- Cuba ranks 97th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.