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

Cuba: School age population, one year before than official primary entry was 65,205 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
65,205 number
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
101st
of 202 countries
All-time high
132,466 number
in 1971
All-time low
61,784 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

Cuba recorded 65,205 number for school age population, one year before than official primary entry in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Cuba peaked at 132,466 number in 1971 and was at its lowest, 61,784 number, in 2016.

That places Cuba 101st 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, male (number) in Cuba, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 130,354 number —
1971 132,466 number +1.6%
1972 132,312 number -0.1%
1973 128,589 number -2.8%
1974 123,049 number -4.3%
1975 118,304 number -3.9%
1976 117,318 number -0.8%
1977 116,586 number -0.6%
1978 116,735 number +0.1%
1979 116,675 number -0.1%
1980 114,753 number -1.6%
1981 109,181 number -4.9%
1982 101,562 number -7.0%
1983 91,884 number -9.5%
1984 81,968 number -10.8%
1985 74,171 number -9.5%
1986 71,129 number -4.1%
1987 71,080 number -0.1%
1988 73,808 number +3.8%
1989 78,132 number +5.9%
1990 82,293 number +5.3%
1991 84,077 number +2.2%
1992 86,874 number +3.3%
1993 89,841 number +3.4%
1994 92,404 number +2.9%
1995 93,860 number +1.6%
1996 93,430 number -0.5%
1997 90,641 number -3.0%
1998 85,975 number -5.1%
1999 80,635 number -6.2%
2000 76,277 number -5.4%
2001 74,879 number -1.8%
2002 74,274 number -0.8%
2003 74,839 number +0.8%
2004 75,896 number +1.4%
2005 76,422 number +0.7%
2006 75,169 number -1.6%
2007 73,411 number -2.3%
2008 71,078 number -3.2%
2009 68,529 number -3.6%
2010 66,278 number -3.3%
2011 64,919 number -2.1%
2012 63,697 number -1.9%
2013 62,756 number -1.5%
2014 62,118 number -1.0%
2015 61,791 number -0.5%
2016 61,784 number -0.0%
2017 62,499 number +1.2%
2018 63,587 number +1.7%
2019 64,664 number +1.7%
2020 65,205 number +0.8%

Cuba compared with similar countries

  • Cuba's 65,205 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60,544 number, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Cuba's 65,205 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 24,260 number, 2.7× the median. (40 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 123,239 number 116,586 number 132,466 number 10
1980s 86,767 number 71,080 number 114,753 number 10
1990s 88,003 number 80,635 number 93,860 number 10
2000s 74,077 number 68,529 number 76,422 number 10
2010s 63,409 number 61,784 number 66,278 number 10
2020s 65,205 number 65,205 number 65,205 number 1

Countries ranked near Cuba

  1. 98 Libya 68,291 number compare
  2. 99 Belgium 68,199 number compare
  3. 100 Nicaragua 68,024 number compare
  4. 102 Mauritania 64,760 number compare
  5. 103 Belarus 62,768 number compare
  6. 104 Sweden 60,872 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 65,205 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 132,466 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 61,784 number in 2016.
How does Cuba rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Cuba ranks 101st 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 1.6%. 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, male (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, male (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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Male 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/