School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Cuba
Cuba: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 8.71 years in 2024. ▬ Flat
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Cuba, 1996–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 8.71 years for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Cuba peaked at 9.28 years in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.71 years, in 2024.
That places Cuba 118th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Cuba, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 8.89 years | — |
| 1997 | 8.95 years | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 9.27 years | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 9.28 years | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 9.21 years | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 9.23 years | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 9.16 years | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 9.14 years | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 9.1 years | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 9.05 years | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 9.01 years | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 8.98 years | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 8.95 years | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 8.93 years | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 8.89 years | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 8.97 years | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 8.92 years | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 9.06 years | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 9.07 years | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 9.09 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 9.12 years | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 9.1 years | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 9.06 years | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 9.02 years | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 8.88 years | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 8.99 years | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 8.85 years | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 8.71 years | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.04 years | 8.89 years | 9.27 years | 3 |
| 2000s | 9.11 years | 8.95 years | 9.28 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.02 years | 8.89 years | 9.12 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.89 years | 8.71 years | 9.02 years | 5 |
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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 life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Cuba?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Cuba was 8.71 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 9.28 years in 2000.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.71 years in 2024.
- How does Cuba rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- Cuba ranks 118th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. 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, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release