School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Cuba

Cuba: School age population, one year before than official primary entry was 61,746 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
61,746 number
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
102nd
of 202 countries
All-time high
130,427 number
in 1971
All-time low
58,402 number
in 2016
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Cuba, 1970–2020

050.0k100.0k150.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Cuba is 61,746 number, measured in 2020.

The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Cuba peaked at 130,427 number in 1971 and was at its lowest, 58,402 number, in 2016.

That places Cuba 102nd out of 202 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.

School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Cuba, year by year

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number) in Cuba, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 127,745 number —
1971 130,427 number +2.1%
1972 130,364 number -0.0%
1973 126,732 number -2.8%
1974 121,225 number -4.3%
1975 116,345 number -4.0%
1976 114,940 number -1.2%
1977 113,486 number -1.3%
1978 112,639 number -0.7%
1979 111,548 number -1.0%
1980 108,904 number -2.4%
1981 103,295 number -5.2%
1982 95,954 number -7.1%
1983 86,967 number -9.4%
1984 77,904 number -10.4%
1985 70,798 number -9.1%
1986 67,927 number -4.1%
1987 67,922 number -0.0%
1988 70,497 number +3.8%
1989 74,543 number +5.7%
1990 78,422 number +5.2%
1991 80,069 number +2.1%
1992 82,722 number +3.3%
1993 85,396 number +3.2%
1994 87,595 number +2.6%
1995 88,733 number +1.3%
1996 88,168 number -0.6%
1997 85,539 number -3.0%
1998 81,232 number -5.0%
1999 76,316 number -6.1%
2000 72,276 number -5.3%
2001 70,907 number -1.9%
2002 70,331 number -0.8%
2003 70,977 number +0.9%
2004 72,162 number +1.7%
2005 72,858 number +1.0%
2006 71,784 number -1.5%
2007 69,993 number -2.5%
2008 67,551 number -3.5%
2009 64,872 number -4.0%
2010 62,543 number -3.6%
2011 61,267 number -2.0%
2012 60,115 number -1.9%
2013 59,249 number -1.4%
2014 58,682 number -1.0%
2015 58,406 number -0.5%
2016 58,402 number -0.0%
2017 59,110 number +1.2%
2018 60,171 number +1.8%
2019 61,216 number +1.7%
2020 61,746 number +0.9%

Cuba compared with similar countries

  • Cuba's 61,746 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 57,334 number, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Cuba's 61,746 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23,242 number, 2.7× the median. (40 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 120,545 number 111,548 number 130,427 number 10
1980s 82,471 number 67,922 number 108,904 number 10
1990s 83,419 number 76,316 number 88,733 number 10
2000s 70,371 number 64,872 number 72,858 number 10
2010s 59,916 number 58,402 number 62,543 number 10
2020s 61,746 number 61,746 number 61,746 number 1

Countries ranked near Cuba

  1. 99 Libya 64,666 number compare
  2. 100 Belgium 63,993 number compare
  3. 101 Mauritania 62,662 number compare
  4. 103 Belarus 59,034 number compare
  5. 104 Sweden 57,750 number compare
  6. 105 El Salvador 55,634 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Cuba?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Cuba was 61,746 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Cuba?
The highest recorded value was 130,427 number in 1971.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Cuba?
The lowest recorded value was 58,402 number in 2016.
How does Cuba rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Cuba ranks 102nd out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry rising or falling in Cuba?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. 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, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/