School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Cuba
Cuba: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 753,823 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Cuba, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Cuba is 753,823 number, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Cuba peaked at 1.44 million number in 1980 and was at its lowest, 753,823 number, in 2020.
Cuba ranks 99th of 205 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, secondary education, both sexes in Cuba, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.13 million number | — |
| 1971 | 1.11 million number | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 1.11 million number | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 1.13 million number | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 1.17 million number | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 1.24 million number | +5.7% |
| 1976 | 1.33 million number | +7.5% |
| 1977 | 1.42 million number | +7.1% |
| 1978 | 1.36 million number | -4.8% |
| 1979 | 1.41 million number | +4.2% |
| 1980 | 1.44 million number | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 1.44 million number | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 1.43 million number | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 1.41 million number | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 1.40 million number | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 1.39 million number | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 1.39 million number | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 1.37 million number | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 1.34 million number | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 1.29 million number | -3.7% |
| 1990 | 1.22 million number | -5.3% |
| 1991 | 1.13 million number | -7.0% |
| 1992 | 1.05 million number | -7.7% |
| 1993 | 975,518 number | -6.8% |
| 1994 | 924,870 number | -5.2% |
| 1995 | 892,290 number | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 879,762 number | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 887,499 number | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 904,382 number | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 925,502 number | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 954,585 number | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 989,783 number | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 1.01 million number | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 1.03 million number | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 1.03 million number | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.01 million number | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 972,914 number | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 940,548 number | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 911,690 number | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 890,377 number | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 876,873 number | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 871,733 number | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 869,804 number | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 865,371 number | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 856,039 number | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 842,829 number | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 825,813 number | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 805,244 number | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 786,117 number | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 769,386 number | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 753,823 number | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.24 million number | 1.11 million number | 1.42 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.39 million number | 1.29 million number | 1.44 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 978,836 number | 879,762 number | 1.22 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 973,313 number | 890,377 number | 1.03 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 836,921 number | 769,386 number | 876,873 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 753,823 number | 753,823 number | 753,823 number | 1 |
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More education data for Cuba
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Cuba?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Cuba was 753,823 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 1.44 million number in 1980.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 753,823 number in 2020.
- How does Cuba rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Cuba ranks 99th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. 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, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.