School enrollment, primary, male in Cuba
Cuba: School enrollment, primary, male was 98.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
School enrollment, primary, male in Cuba, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 98.6% for school enrollment, primary, male in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, male in Cuba peaked at 123.9% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 98.6%, in 2024.
Cuba ranks 119th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 120.3% | 115.0% | 123.9% | 9 |
| 1980s | 109.2% | 106.1% | 112.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 102.9% | 99.6% | 105.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 104.4% | 102.1% | 105.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 103.9% | 101.9% | 106.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.9% | 98.6% | 102.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 116 Luxembourg 98.9% compare
- 117 Kyrgyzstan 98.8% compare
- 118 China 98.7% compare
- 120 Norway 98.5% compare
- 121 Serbia 98.5% compare
- 122 Kazakhstan 98.4% compare
More education data for Cuba
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.9% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 98.1% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 82,575 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.6% (2024)
- Labor force, total 4.86 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 39.1% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9819 GPI (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, male in Cuba?
- School enrollment, primary, male in Cuba was 98.6% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 123.9% in 1975.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.6% in 2024.
- How does Cuba rank for school enrollment, primary, male?
- Cuba ranks 119th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, primary, male rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, male (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.