Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Cuba
Cuba: Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate was 1.44 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Cuba, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
In 2023, women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Cuba stood at 1.44 live births per woman.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Cuba peaked at 4.56 live births per woman in 1963 and was at its lowest, 1.4 live births per woman, in 2006.
That places Cuba 186th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.93 live births per woman | 3.89 live births per woman | 4.03 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.34 live births per woman | 4.12 live births per woman | 4.56 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.92 live births per woman | 1.77 live births per woman | 3.98 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.76 live births per woman | 1.59 live births per woman | 1.85 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.58 live births per woman | 1.46 live births per woman | 1.81 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.56 live births per woman | 1.4 live births per woman | 1.68 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.64 live births per woman | 1.54 live births per woman | 1.73 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.44 live births per woman | 1.41 live births per woman | 1.49 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 183 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 1.45 live births per woman compare
- 184 Montserrat 1.44 live births per woman compare
- 185 Germany 1.44 live births per woman compare
- 187 Switzerland 1.43 live births per woman compare
- 188 Netherlands 1.43 live births per woman compare
- 188 Sweden 1.43 live births per woman compare
More education data for Cuba
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Duration of 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 women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Cuba?
- Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate in Cuba was 1.44 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 4.56 live births per woman in 1963.
- What is the lowest women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4 live births per woman in 2006.
- How does Cuba rank for women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate?
- Cuba ranks 186th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.