School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Cuba
Cuba: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male was 11.34 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Cuba, 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 11.34 years for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Cuba peaked at 12.32 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 8.94 years, in 1972.
That places Cuba 111th out of 208 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Cuba, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 8.94 years | — |
| 1973 | 9.37 years | +4.8% |
| 1974 | 9.69 years | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 9.83 years | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 10.63 years | +8.2% |
| 1979 | 10.82 years | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 11.29 years | +4.4% |
| 1981 | 11.1 years | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 11.1 years | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 11.01 years | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 11.18 years | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 11.14 years | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 11.17 years | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 11.26 years | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 11.33 years | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 11.35 years | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 11.26 years | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 11.1 years | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 10.92 years | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 10.94 years | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 10.49 years | -4.1% |
| 1995 | 10.42 years | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 11.14 years | +7.0% |
| 1997 | 11.01 years | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 10.89 years | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 11.07 years | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 11.2 years | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 11.65 years | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 11.8 years | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 11.68 years | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 11.75 years | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 11.78 years | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 11.78 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 11.7 years | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 11.65 years | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 11.68 years | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 11.66 years | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 11.58 years | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 11.62 years | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 12.12 years | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 12.14 years | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 12.2 years | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 12.3 years | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 12.29 years | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 12.32 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 12.31 years | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 12.07 years | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 12.2 years | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 11.69 years | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 11.34 years | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.88 years | 8.94 years | 10.82 years | 6 |
| 1980s | 11.19 years | 11.01 years | 11.35 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.91 years | 10.42 years | 11.26 years | 9 |
| 2000s | 11.61 years | 11.07 years | 11.8 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.99 years | 11.58 years | 12.32 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.92 years | 11.34 years | 12.31 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 108 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 11.37 years compare
- 109 Sri Lanka 11.36 years compare
- 110 Gibraltar 11.35 years compare
- 112 Turkmenistan 11.34 years compare
- 113 Kuwait 11.34 years compare
- 114 Côte d'Ivoire 11.33 years compare
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 secondary, male in Cuba?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Cuba was 11.34 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 12.32 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.94 years in 1972.
- How does Cuba rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male?
- Cuba ranks 111th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release