Average years of schooling among adults in Cuba
Cuba: Average years of schooling among adults was 10.63 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling among adults in Cuba, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, average years of schooling among adults in Cuba stood at 10.63 years.
The figure is down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling among adults in Cuba peaked at 11.5 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 8.79 years, in 1990.
Cuba ranks 81st of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.4 years | 8.79 years | 9.9 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.52 years | 10 years | 11.1 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.13 years | 10.66 years | 11.5 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.61 years | 10.55 years | 10.63 years | 4 |
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 average years of schooling among adults in Cuba?
- Average years of schooling among adults in Cuba was 10.63 years in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling among adults recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 11.5 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling among adults recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.79 years in 1990.
- How does Cuba rank for average years of schooling among adults?
- Cuba ranks 81st out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average years of schooling among adults rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling among adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) adults over 25 years participated in formal education.