School age population, tertiary education, female (number) (age) in Cuba
Cuba: School age population, tertiary education, female (number) (age) was 347,527 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
Latest (2018)
347,527 number
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
87th
of 203 countries
All-time high
585,149 number
in 1986
All-time low
347,527 number
in 2018
Years of data
49
1970–2018
School age population, tertiary education, female in Cuba, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, school age population, tertiary education, female in Cuba stood at 347,527 number. That is the lowest value across all 49 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Cuba peaked at 585,149 number in 1986 and was at its lowest, 347,527 number, in 2018.
Cuba ranks 87th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, female (number) (age) in Cuba, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 358,621 number | — |
| 1971 | 367,877 number | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 380,297 number | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 391,652 number | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 398,452 number | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 399,901 number | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 396,962 number | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 386,230 number | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 376,633 number | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 390,070 number | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 416,223 number | +6.7% |
| 1981 | 455,620 number | +9.5% |
| 1982 | 502,746 number | +10.3% |
| 1983 | 542,328 number | +7.9% |
| 1984 | 567,703 number | +4.7% |
| 1985 | 581,997 number | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 585,149 number | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 578,493 number | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 571,738 number | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 568,303 number | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 566,098 number | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 565,509 number | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 562,779 number | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 553,728 number | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 535,015 number | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 507,628 number | -5.1% |
| 1996 | 471,247 number | -7.2% |
| 1997 | 432,295 number | -8.3% |
| 1998 | 396,891 number | -8.2% |
| 1999 | 371,098 number | -6.5% |
| 2000 | 354,766 number | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 348,367 number | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 349,348 number | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 355,201 number | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 363,191 number | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 373,433 number | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 386,366 number | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 401,807 number | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 412,528 number | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 415,833 number | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 411,927 number | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 399,700 number | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 382,216 number | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 366,193 number | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 355,448 number | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 349,152 number | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 347,674 number | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 347,854 number | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 347,527 number | -0.1% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 347,527 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 222,795 number, 1.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 347,527 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 127,650 number, 2.7× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 384,670 number | 358,621 number | 399,901 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 537,030 number | 416,223 number | 585,149 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 496,229 number | 371,098 number | 566,098 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 376,084 number | 348,367 number | 415,833 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 367,521 number | 347,527 number | 411,927 number | 9 |
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, tertiary education, female in Cuba?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Cuba was 347,527 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 585,149 number in 1986.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 347,527 number in 2018.
- How does Cuba rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Cuba ranks 87th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. 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, tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.