Education in Cuba

134 indicators covering education for Cuba.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Persistence to grade 5, total 90.4% 2023 down 6.5% 90th
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 125 2024 up 14.7% 110th
Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 149 2024 up 4.2% 108th
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 292 2024 up 5.8% 108th
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 473 2024 up 13.4% 102nd
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female 104.8% 2018 up 11.4% 67th
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male 104.3% 2018 up 10.9% 73rd
Share of the population with no formal education with projections 0.1% 2100 down 30.2% 145th
Number of adults with no formal education by region 8,500 people 2100 down 33.6% 125th
Population by level of education 3.83 million people 2100 up 3.3% 99th
Repeaters, primary, female 0.3% 2018 down 28.9% 151st
Repeaters, primary, male 0.6% 2018 down 10.3% 134th
School enrollment, primary 97.7% 2018 up 1.5% 32nd
Trained teachers in primary education 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st
Over-age students, primary 2.6% 2018 down 13.7% 132nd
Secondary education, teachers 65.3% 2024 up 6.9% 64th
School enrollment, primary, female 97.5% 2018 up 1.7% 25th
School enrollment, primary, male 97.9% 2018 up 1.3% 20th
Over-age students, primary, male 3.4% 2018 down 10.5% 123rd
Over-age students, primary, female 1.7% 2018 down 20.8% 143rd
Compulsory education, duration 9 years 2025 unchanged 115th
Progression to secondary school 98.5% 2017 down 0.0% 64th
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary 97.8% 2018 up 0.9% 60th
Trained teachers in primary education, female 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st
Trained teachers in primary education, male 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st
Primary education, pupils 47.5% 2018 down 1.2% 176th
Tertiary education, academic staff 61.7% 2024 up 14.7% 8th
Persistence to grade 5, female 90.9% 2023 down 6.6% 87th
Persistence to grade 5, male 89.9% 2023 down 6.4% 82nd
School enrollment, secondary 84.2% 2018 down 3.8% 71st
Preprimary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 10th
Progression to secondary school, male 98.0% 2017 down 0.1% 65th
School enrollment, secondary, female 86.7% 2018 down 2.2% 60th
School enrollment, secondary, male 81.8% 2018 down 5.3% 71st
Progression to secondary school, female 98.9% 2017 up 0.1% 53rd
Expenditure on tertiary education 25.1% 2007 up 52.8% 41st
Children out of school, primary 33,328 2024 up 118.1% 79th
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female 97.7% 2018 up 1.1% 40th
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male 98.0% 2018 up 0.6% 31st
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 9.16 2018 down 4.7% 193rd
Expenditure on secondary education 29.1% 2010 down 23.3% 97th
Expenditure on primary education 29.0% 2010 down 15.8% 96th
Secondary education, pupils 49.0% 2018 up 0.9% 99th
Children out of school, primary, female 14,674 2024 up 62.8% 90th
Children out of school, primary, male 18,654 2024 up 197.4% 80th
Trained teachers in secondary education 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st
Adolescents out of school 7.7% 2024 up 68.7% 77th
Current education expenditure, total 99.1% 2010 up 7.6% 14th
Current education expenditure, primary 99.5% 2010 up 3.9% 18th
Current education expenditure, secondary 98.5% 2010 up 6.7% 21st
Trained teachers in secondary education, female 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st
Trained teachers in secondary education, male 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 9.63 2018 down 0.4% 156th
Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary 22.17 1997 up 2.4% 52nd
Current education expenditure, tertiary 99.2% 2010 up 15.9% 12th
Trained teachers in preprimary education, male 0.0% 2011 92nd
Adolescents out of school, female 8.0% 2024 up 44.1% 72nd
Adolescents out of school, male 7.4% 2024 up 104.9% 82nd
Net intake rate in grade 1 96.9% 2018 up 3.2% 9th
Trained teachers in lower secondary education 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st