Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Cuba
Cuba: Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school was 99.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Cuba, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Cuba stood at 99.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Cuba peaked at 99.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 92.9%, in 2013.
That places Cuba 8th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 96.5% | 96.5% | 96.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 98.2% | 97.2% | 99.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.9% | 92.9% | 99.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 99.3% | 98.8% | 99.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More education data for Cuba
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 98.1% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 82,575 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.45 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Cuba?
- Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Cuba was 99.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.9% in 2013.
- How does Cuba rank for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school?
- Cuba ranks 8th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of children of pre-primary school age (typically 3–5 years old) who are enrolled in pre-primary education.