Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled in Cuba

Cuba: Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled was 587,467 in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
587,467
Change on year
down 4.0%
World rank
87th
of 204 countries
All-time high
837,261
in 1981
All-time low
186,667
in 1971
Years of data
48
1971–2018

Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled in Cuba, 1971–2018

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Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

The most recent figure for secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled in Cuba is 587,467, measured in 2018.

The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled in Cuba peaked at 837,261 in 1981 and was at its lowest, 186,667, in 1971.

Cuba ranks 87th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.

Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled in Cuba, year by year

Annual values for Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled in Cuba, 1971 to 2018.
Year Value Change
1971 186,667
1972 201,810 +8.1%
1973 222,481 +10.2%
1974 265,589 +19.4%
1975 337,524 +27.1%
1976 420,315 +24.5%
1977 535,109 +27.3%
1978 645,588 +20.6%
1979 759,288 +17.6%
1980 825,852 +8.8%
1981 837,261 +1.4%
1982 826,477 -1.3%
1983 774,410 -6.3%
1984 773,781 -0.1%
1985 793,516 +2.6%
1986 807,597 +1.8%
1987 800,732 -0.9%
1988 775,345 -3.2%
1989 769,714 -0.7%
1990 728,614 -5.3%
1991 672,166 -7.7%
1992 597,997 -11.0%
1993 520,290 -13.0%
1994 459,140 -11.8%
1995 445,178 -3.0%
1996 460,348 +3.4%
1997 500,339 +8.7%
1998 537,229 +7.4%
1999 556,465 +3.6%
2000 587,641 +5.6%
2001 609,881 +3.8%
2002 638,342 +4.7%
2003 666,156 +4.4%
2004 671,949 +0.9%
2005 668,881 -0.5%
2006 657,380 -1.7%
2007 645,643 -1.8%
2008 637,177 -1.3%
2009 609,467 -4.3%
2010 605,758 -0.6%
2011 583,001 -3.8%
2012 574,195 -1.5%
2013 570,344 -0.7%
2014 631,057 +10.6%
2015 630,515 -0.1%
2016 624,567 -0.9%
2017 611,961 -2.0%
2018 587,467 -4.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 397,152 186,667 759,288 9
1980s 798,468 769,714 837,261 10
1990s 547,777 445,178 728,614 10
2000s 639,252 587,641 671,949 10
2010s 602,096 570,344 631,057 9

Countries ranked near Cuba

  1. 84 Kyrgyzstan 620,568 compare
  2. 85 Libya 619,940 compare
  3. 86 Burundi 606,024 compare
  4. 88 Portugal 577,621 compare
  5. 89 Rwanda 569,711 compare
  6. 90 Belarus 566,765 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled in Cuba?
Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled in Cuba was 587,467 in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled recorded in Cuba?
The highest recorded value was 837,261 in 1981.
What is the lowest secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled recorded in Cuba?
The lowest recorded value was 186,667 in 1971.
How does Cuba rank for secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled?
Cuba ranks 87th out of 204 countries with data for 2018.
Is secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled rising or falling in Cuba?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cuba data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Secondary education, general pupils with 570 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.

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Indicator
Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 9,915 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Secondary education, general pupils with 570 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.