Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Cuba
Cuba: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper was 12.6% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Cuba, 1986–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Cuba stood at 12.6%.
The figure is up 7.8% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Cuba peaked at 34.4% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 2006.
That places Cuba 61st out of 138 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Cuba, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 24.4% | — |
| 1987 | 26.7% | +9.3% |
| 1988 | 26.2% | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 24.4% | -7.0% |
| 1990 | 26.1% | +7.1% |
| 1991 | 24.2% | -7.4% |
| 1992 | 25.9% | +6.8% |
| 1994 | 34.4% | +33.0% |
| 1999 | 16.8% | -51.3% |
| 2000 | 14.7% | -12.1% |
| 2001 | 12.8% | -13.2% |
| 2002 | 14.3% | +12.0% |
| 2003 | 12.3% | -13.8% |
| 2004 | 12.1% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 10.0% | -17.6% |
| 2006 | 7.6% | -23.9% |
| 2007 | 8.1% | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 9.3% | +15.0% |
| 2009 | 11.1% | +19.9% |
| 2010 | 9.3% | -16.8% |
| 2011 | 9.5% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 10.4% | +9.2% |
| 2013 | 10.9% | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 10.7% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 12.1% | +12.7% |
| 2016 | 11.6% | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 10.5% | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 11.7% | +10.9% |
| 2019 | 12.6% | +7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 25.4% | 24.4% | 26.7% | 4 |
| 1990s | 25.5% | 16.8% | 34.4% | 5 |
| 2000s | 11.2% | 7.6% | 14.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 9.3% | 12.6% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 58 Dominican Republic 13.4% compare
- 59 Liechtenstein 13.3% compare
- 60 Egypt 12.7% compare
- 62 Switzerland 12.1% compare
- 63 Türkiye 12.1% compare
- 64 Luxembourg 12.0% compare
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0696 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9214 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3791 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Cuba?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Cuba was 12.6% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 34.4% in 1994.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 2006.
- How does Cuba rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- Cuba ranks 61st out of 138 countries with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of adolescents and youth of lower secondary and upper secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/