Primary completion rate, total in Cuba
Cuba: Primary completion rate, total was 91.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, total in Cuba, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary completion rate, total in Cuba is 91.1%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, total in Cuba peaked at 118.8% in 1978 and was at its lowest, 56.1%, in 1972.
Cuba ranks 115th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 86.6% | 56.1% | 118.8% | 9 |
| 1980s | 98.1% | 86.5% | 104.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 95.4% | 93.1% | 98.0% | 8 |
| 2000s | 96.7% | 92.1% | 99.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.9% | 91.0% | 95.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.1% | 91.1% | 97.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More aid effectiveness data for Cuba
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 142,165 current US$ (2023)
- Net ODA received per capita 15.17 current US$ (2023)
- Net official development assistance received 167.15 million constant 2023 US$ (2023)
- Net ODA received 0.5% (2019)
- Net ODA received 5.0% (2020)
- Net official development assistance received 167.15 million current US$ (2023)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received 167.15 million constant 2023 US$ (2023)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received 167.15 million current US$ (2023)
- Net official flows from UN agencies, UNDP 755,639 current US$ (2022)
- Net official flows from UN agencies, UNICEF -6.72 million current US$ (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, total in Cuba?
- Primary completion rate, total in Cuba was 91.1% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, total recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 118.8% in 1978.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, total recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.1% in 1972.
- How does Cuba rank for primary completion rate, total?
- Cuba ranks 115th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, total rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.