Education in Cuba 134 indicators covering education for Cuba. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population ages 15-64 67.9% 2025 down 1.7% 51st Population ages 0-14 15.0% 2025 down 10.0% 177th Primary school starting age 6 years 2025 unchanged 33rd Lower secondary school starting age 12 years 2025 unchanged 30th School enrollment, primary 98.1% 2024 down 4.8% 124th Primary education, teachers 82,575 2024 down 1.9% 65th School enrollment, primary, female 97.6% 2024 down 2.2% 126th School enrollment, primary, male 98.6% 2024 down 7.1% 119th Labor force, total 4.86 million 2025 down 6.9% 88th Labor force, female 39.1% 2025 down 3.4% 146th School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9819 GPI 2021 up 0.4% 119th School enrollment, secondary 91.7% 2024 down 4.4% 98th Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years 3.6 per 1,000 2024 up 33.3% 120th Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years 2.5 per 1,000 2024 up 31.6% 129th Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years 1.2 per 1,000 2024 up 20.0% 112th Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years 1.1 per 1,000 2024 up 22.2% 105th Secondary education, teachers 78,576 2024 down 16.0% 67th School enrollment, secondary, female 92.6% 2024 down 4.4% 103rd School enrollment, secondary, male 90.9% 2024 down 4.4% 95th School enrollment, tertiary 43.1% 2024 up 5.6% 95th School enrollment, primary, private 0.0% 1995 — 198th School enrollment, preprimary 99.6% 2021 down 4.6% 27th School enrollment, tertiary, male 29.2% 2024 down 9.2% 104th School enrollment, tertiary, female 57.6% 2024 up 15.4% 88th School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index 1.03 GPI 2021 up 2.5% 80th School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 1.49 GPI 2024 up 10.1% 15th Secondary education, teachers, female 51,307 2024 down 10.1% 60th Primary completion rate, female 92.0% 2024 down 4.5% 114th Primary completion rate, male 90.4% 2024 down 4.4% 116th Government expenditure on education, total 8.4% 2022 down 26.9% 6th Secondary education, general pupils 587,467 2018 down 7.8% 87th Lower secondary completion rate, total 89.2% 2024 down 2.8% 93rd School enrollment, preprimary, female 99.2% 2021 down 4.7% 28th School enrollment, preprimary, male 100.0% 2021 down 4.6% 25th Persistence to last grade of primary, total 89.0% 2023 down 7.7% 100th Government expenditure on education, total 17.0% 2022 up 2.9% 40th Secondary education, general pupils 52.0% 2018 up 1.5% 23rd Lower secondary completion rate, female 90.4% 2024 down 2.9% 96th Lower secondary completion rate, male 88.1% 2024 down 2.7% 91st Children out of school 4.7% 2024 up 127.0% 86th Primary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 25th Primary education, pupils 698,052 2024 down 6.7% 96th Secondary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 91st Secondary education, pupils 662,491 2024 down 19.6% 97th Persistence to last grade of primary, female 89.2% 2023 down 8.1% 96th Persistence to last grade of primary, male 88.9% 2023 down 7.3% 91st Secondary education, vocational pupils 207,590 2018 down 9.1% 47th Number of under-five deaths, male 470 2024 up 8.5% 116th Number of under-five deaths, female 353 2024 up 7.6% 116th Number of infant deaths, male 372 2024 up 9.4% 116th Number of infant deaths, female 276 2024 up 8.2% 116th Children out of school, female 4.3% 2024 up 71.7% 102nd Children out of school, male 5.1% 2024 up 205.9% 90th Secondary education, vocational pupils 40.4% 2018 down 1.5% 107th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total 104.5% 2018 up 11.2% 73rd Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 1.9% 2025 down 26.7% 174th Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 1.7% 2025 down 27.2% 172nd Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 1.7% 2025 down 27.4% 171st Primary education, teachers 81.1% 2024 up 1.5% 81st Repeaters, primary, total 0.4% 2018 down 16.4% 144th Page 1 of 3 Next →