Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Cuba

Cuba: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes was 1.10 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
1.10 million number
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
97th
of 186 countries
All-time high
1.53 million number
in 1999
All-time low
1.10 million number
in 2019
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Cuba, 1998–2019

0500.0k1.0M1.5M1998200820191998: 1.5M number1999: 1.5M number2000: 1.5M number2001: 1.5M number2002: 1.5M number2003: 1.4M number2004: 1.4M number2005: 1.4M number2006: 1.3M number2007: 1.3M number2008: 1.3M number2009: 1.3M number2010: 1.3M number2011: 1.3M number2012: 1.2M number2013: 1.2M number2014: 1.2M number2015: 1.2M number2016: 1.1M number2017: 1.1M number2018: 1.1M number2019: 1.1M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Cuba is 1.10 million number, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Cuba peaked at 1.53 million number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1.10 million number, in 2019.

Cuba ranks 97th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.53 million number 1.53 million number 1.53 million number 2
2000s 1.40 million number 1.30 million number 1.53 million number 10
2010s 1.18 million number 1.10 million number 1.28 million number 10

Countries ranked near Cuba

  1. 94 Sweden 1.16 million number compare
  2. 95 Libya 1.12 million number compare
  3. 96 Austria 1.11 million number compare
  4. 98 Greece 1.04 million number compare
  5. 99 Czechia 1.02 million number compare
  6. 100 Mauritania 971,951 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Cuba?
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Cuba was 1.10 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in Cuba?
The highest recorded value was 1.53 million number in 1999.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in Cuba?
The lowest recorded value was 1.10 million number in 2019.
How does Cuba rank for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?
Cuba ranks 97th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, both sexes rising or falling in Cuba?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. 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 Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
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