Education in Cuba

829 indicators covering education for Cuba.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 1.7% 2025 down 27.2% 172nd
Primary education, teachers 81.1% 2024 up 1.5% 81st
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes 6,970 number 1997 up 35.3% 100th
Repeaters, primary, total 0.4% 2018 down 16.4% 144th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 0.8% 2019 down 46.4% 134th
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes 61,737 number 2018 down 58.0% 33rd
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 children who are not in pre-primary school 2.9% 2024 up 306.0% 135th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index 1.06 GPI 2018 down 9.9% 57th
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
Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario 0.93 births per woman in last 5 years 2100 down 4.9% 102nd
Repeaters, primary, female 0.3% 2018 down 28.9% 151st
Repeaters, primary, male 0.6% 2018 down 10.3% 134th
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female 100.0% 1997 unchanged 1st
Teachers in pre-primary education, female 6,970 number 1997 up 35.3% 96th
School enrollment, primary 97.7% 2018 up 1.5% 32nd
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 0.9% 2019 down 48.6% 135th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male 0.6% 2019 down 43.2% 151st
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 82.6% 2018 down 20.2% 75th
Trained teachers in primary education 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st
Theoretical duration of lower secondary education 3 years 2020 unchanged 81st
Theoretical duration of upper secondary education 3 years 2020 unchanged 52nd
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female 36,179 number 2018 down 58.0% 24th
Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index 0.9971 GPI 2019 up 0.4% 117th
Share of primary school teachers who are women 81.1% 2024 up 1.5% 86th
Share of students studying abroad 1.5% 2023 up 156.5% 154th
Enrolment in primary education, female 358,301 number 2019 down 14.2% 93rd
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 0.0% 2018 165th
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
Official entrance age to compulsory education 6 years 2019 unchanged 24th
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in 1.01 GPI 2018 up 0.9% 79th
Over-age students, primary, male 3.4% 2018 down 10.5% 123rd
Over-age students, primary, female 1.7% 2018 down 20.8% 143rd
Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index 0.9938 index 2024 up 1.4% 123rd
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 135,623 number 2019 down 17.8% 65th
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male 142,779 number 2019 down 17.8% 64th
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sex 278,402 number 2019 down 17.8% 65th
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes 2.1% 2018 up 42.8% 87th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index 1.07 GPI 2018 down 10.3% 50th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male 79.9% 2018 down 15.6% 81st
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female 85.4% 2018 down 24.3% 73rd
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 93.9% 2019 down 0.6% 109th
Compulsory education, duration 9 years 2025 unchanged 115th
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 97.1% 2018 up 0.9% 74th
Progression to secondary school 98.5% 2017 down 0.0% 64th
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes 0.0% 2018 159th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 97.2% 2019 up 2.0% 97th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 90.3% 2019 down 3.4% 120th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index 0.929 GPI 2019 down 5.3% 160th