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 ← Previous Page 3 of 14 Next →