Population of compulsory school age, female in Cuba

Cuba: Population of compulsory school age, female was 536,315 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
536,315 number
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
97th
of 186 countries
All-time high
750,035 number
in 1999
All-time low
536,315 number
in 2019
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Population of compulsory school age, female in Cuba, 1998–2019

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1998200820191998: 747.3k number1999: 750.0k number2000: 745.3k number2001: 734.8k number2002: 717.3k number2003: 697.5k number2004: 678.3k number2005: 662.4k number2006: 650.9k number2007: 643.7k number2008: 637.4k number2009: 630.7k number2010: 621.9k number2011: 610.6k number2012: 599.8k number2013: 587.6k number2014: 574.9k number2015: 563.0k number2016: 552.8k number2017: 544.0k number2018: 538.6k number2019: 536.3k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Cuba recorded 536,315 number for population of compulsory school age, female in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in Cuba peaked at 750,035 number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 536,315 number, in 2019.

That places Cuba 97th out of 186 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Population of compulsory school age, female in Cuba, year by year

Annual values for Population of compulsory school age, female (number) in Cuba, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 747,329 number —
1999 750,035 number +0.4%
2000 745,333 number -0.6%
2001 734,847 number -1.4%
2002 717,298 number -2.4%
2003 697,540 number -2.8%
2004 678,262 number -2.8%
2005 662,376 number -2.3%
2006 650,891 number -1.7%
2007 643,714 number -1.1%
2008 637,430 number -1.0%
2009 630,734 number -1.1%
2010 621,940 number -1.4%
2011 610,645 number -1.8%
2012 599,803 number -1.8%
2013 587,601 number -2.0%
2014 574,893 number -2.2%
2015 562,979 number -2.1%
2016 552,755 number -1.8%
2017 544,035 number -1.6%
2018 538,600 number -1.0%
2019 536,315 number -0.4%

Cuba compared with similar countries

  • Cuba's 536,315 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 543,924 number, 99% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
  • Cuba's 536,315 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 310,736 number, 1.7× the median. (39 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 748,682 number 747,329 number 750,035 number 2
2000s 679,842 number 630,734 number 745,333 number 10
2010s 572,957 number 536,315 number 621,940 number 10

Countries ranked near Cuba

  1. 94 Sweden 565,658 number compare
  2. 95 Libya 543,924 number compare
  3. 96 Austria 538,087 number compare
  4. 98 Greece 501,928 number compare
  5. 99 Czechia 494,620 number compare
  6. 100 Mauritania 479,092 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, female in Cuba?
Population of compulsory school age, female in Cuba was 536,315 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Cuba?
The highest recorded value was 750,035 number in 1999.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Cuba?
The lowest recorded value was 536,315 number in 2019.
How does Cuba rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
Cuba ranks 97th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, female 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, female (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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Population of female children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.