School age population, early childhood educational development in Cuba

Cuba: School age population, early childhood educational development was 352,251 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
352,251 number
Change on year
down 6.0%
World rank
43rd
of 92 countries
All-time high
470,830 number
in 2002
All-time low
352,251 number
in 2019
Years of data
21
1999–2019

School age population, early childhood educational development in Cuba, 1999–2019

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k1999200920191999: 449.2k number2000: 459.7k number2001: 462.5k number2002: 470.8k number2003: 453.6k number2004: 421.3k number2005: 402.3k number2006: 386.6k number2007: 368.3k number2008: 361.7k number2009: 363.3k number2010: 361.7k number2011: 363.0k number2012: 365.7k number2013: 373.4k number2014: 382.5k number2015: 387.4k number2016: 387.0k number2017: 388.7k number2018: 374.6k number2019: 352.3k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Cuba recorded 352,251 number for school age population, early childhood educational development in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.

The figure is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in Cuba peaked at 470,830 number in 2002 and was at its lowest, 352,251 number, in 2019.

Cuba ranks 43rd of 92 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.

School age population, early childhood educational development in Cuba, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number) in Cuba, 1999 to 2019.
Year number Change
1999 449,191 number
2000 459,730 number +2.3%
2001 462,540 number +0.6%
2002 470,830 number +1.8%
2003 453,597 number -3.7%
2004 421,289 number -7.1%
2005 402,335 number -4.5%
2006 386,642 number -3.9%
2007 368,306 number -4.7%
2008 361,698 number -1.8%
2009 363,299 number +0.4%
2010 361,656 number -0.5%
2011 362,980 number +0.4%
2012 365,695 number +0.7%
2013 373,398 number +2.1%
2014 382,478 number +2.4%
2015 387,423 number +1.3%
2016 387,010 number -0.1%
2017 388,741 number +0.4%
2018 374,641 number -3.6%
2019 352,251 number -6.0%

Cuba compared with similar countries

  • Cuba's 352,251 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 277,162 number, 1.3× the median. (30 countries reporting)
  • Cuba's 352,251 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 280,305 number, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 449,191 number 449,191 number 449,191 number 1
2000s 415,027 number 361,698 number 470,830 number 10
2010s 373,627 number 352,251 number 388,741 number 10

Countries ranked near Cuba

  1. 40 United Arab Emirates 398,703 number compare
  2. 41 Nicaragua 394,858 number compare
  3. 42 Oman 360,759 number compare
  4. 44 Greece 333,053 number compare
  5. 45 Panama 311,081 number compare
  6. 46 Kyrgyzstan 307,734 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood educational development in Cuba?
School age population, early childhood educational development in Cuba was 352,251 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Cuba?
The highest recorded value was 470,830 number in 2002.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Cuba?
The lowest recorded value was 352,251 number in 2019.
How does Cuba rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
Cuba ranks 43rd out of 92 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Cuba?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. 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 School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
131 places, 2,087 data points, 1972–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood educational development as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/