School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in Cuba
Cuba: School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) was 187,687 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Cuba, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, upper secondary education, female in Cuba is 187,687 number, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Cuba peaked at 363,755 number in 1981 and was at its lowest, 187,687 number, in 2020.
That places Cuba 92nd out of 205 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, upper secondary education, female (number) in Cuba, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 246,494 number | — |
| 1971 | 250,542 number | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 247,962 number | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 240,047 number | -3.2% |
| 1974 | 229,752 number | -4.3% |
| 1975 | 223,645 number | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 228,082 number | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 246,196 number | +7.9% |
| 1978 | 307,888 number | +25.1% |
| 1979 | 336,872 number | +9.4% |
| 1980 | 357,050 number | +6.0% |
| 1981 | 363,755 number | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 362,372 number | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 355,503 number | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 348,334 number | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 343,275 number | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 342,084 number | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 341,531 number | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 342,148 number | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 340,065 number | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 331,270 number | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 313,013 number | -5.5% |
| 1992 | 288,145 number | -7.9% |
| 1993 | 261,444 number | -9.3% |
| 1994 | 237,693 number | -9.1% |
| 1995 | 220,552 number | -7.2% |
| 1996 | 213,173 number | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 212,768 number | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 214,472 number | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 216,590 number | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 220,868 number | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 227,999 number | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 236,142 number | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 245,873 number | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 254,308 number | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 257,297 number | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 251,763 number | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 242,420 number | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 230,196 number | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 218,868 number | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 210,847 number | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 208,174 number | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 209,193 number | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 211,312 number | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 212,307 number | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 211,466 number | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 208,061 number | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 202,538 number | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 196,983 number | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 192,092 number | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 187,687 number | -2.3% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 187,687 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 117,196 number, 1.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 187,687 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 54,296 number, 3.5× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in Cuba changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +25.1% | 246,196 number | 307,888 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 255,748 number | 223,645 number | 336,872 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 349,612 number | 340,065 number | 363,755 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 250,912 number | 212,768 number | 331,270 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 238,573 number | 218,868 number | 257,297 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 206,297 number | 192,092 number | 212,307 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 187,687 number | 187,687 number | 187,687 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, upper secondary education, female in Cuba?
- School age population, upper secondary education, female in Cuba was 187,687 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 363,755 number in 1981.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 187,687 number in 2020.
- How does Cuba rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- Cuba ranks 92nd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. 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, upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.