School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Cuba
Cuba: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes was 386,477 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Cuba, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 386,477 number for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Cuba peaked at 731,817 number in 1981 and was at its lowest, 386,477 number, in 2020.
Cuba ranks 92nd 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, upper secondary education, both sexes in Cuba, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 489,353 number | — |
| 1971 | 493,995 number | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 489,462 number | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 475,377 number | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 456,946 number | -3.9% |
| 1975 | 446,712 number | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 457,194 number | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 494,442 number | +8.1% |
| 1978 | 619,312 number | +25.3% |
| 1979 | 677,995 number | +9.5% |
| 1980 | 718,682 number | +6.0% |
| 1981 | 731,817 number | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 728,505 number | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 713,688 number | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 698,379 number | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 688,299 number | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 687,640 number | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 689,460 number | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 694,144 number | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 693,080 number | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 677,469 number | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 641,214 number | -5.4% |
| 1992 | 590,264 number | -7.9% |
| 1993 | 535,211 number | -9.3% |
| 1994 | 486,142 number | -9.2% |
| 1995 | 450,420 number | -7.3% |
| 1996 | 434,403 number | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 432,794 number | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 435,351 number | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 438,877 number | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 447,309 number | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 462,262 number | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 479,982 number | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 501,124 number | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 519,604 number | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 526,946 number | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 516,957 number | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 498,887 number | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 475,222 number | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 453,386 number | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 437,835 number | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 432,293 number | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 433,235 number | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 436,087 number | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 436,786 number | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 434,134 number | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 426,911 number | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 415,889 number | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 404,944 number | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 395,273 number | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 386,477 number | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 510,079 number | 446,712 number | 677,995 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 704,369 number | 687,640 number | 731,817 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 512,214 number | 432,794 number | 677,469 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 488,168 number | 447,309 number | 526,946 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 425,339 number | 395,273 number | 437,835 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 386,477 number | 386,477 number | 386,477 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More education data for Cuba
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 98.11 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 98.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Cuba?
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Cuba was 386,477 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 731,817 number in 1981.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 386,477 number in 2020.
- How does Cuba rank for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Cuba ranks 92nd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. 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, upper 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 upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.