Share of children out of school — all countries

Share of children out of school — Cuba

Share of children out of school in Cuba in 2024 — 4.68%. Ranked 67 in the world out of 120. Since 1972, the indicator has fallen by 0.96 pp.

2024 4.68% +1.31 pp vs 2023
World rank 67of 120
Period maximum 5.65%1972
Period minimum 0.07%2001

Trend over time

1972–2024 · % of primary school-age children

Share of children out of school — Cuba, 1972–2024024619721978198419901996200220082014202020241972: 5.65%1973: 2.83%1974: 2.04%1979: 3.27%1980: 3.17%1981: 4.18%1982: 3.45%1983: 1.98%1984: 2.6%1985: 4.27%1986: 4.62%1987: 3.76%1988: 3.6%1989: 4.35%1990: 5.09%1991: 5.08%1992: 3.82%1993: 4.37%1994: 3.73%1995: 3.84%1996: 1.3%1997: 0.72%1998: 0.53%1999: 0.4%2000: 0.22%2001: 0.07%2002: 0.18%2003: 0.42%2004: 0.66%2005: 0.79%2006: 1.24%2007: 0.6%2008: 1.56%2009: 1.17%2010: 1.56%2011: 2.36%2012: 2%2013: 0.71%2014: 2.06%2015: 2.41%2016: 2.27%2017: 2.43%2018: 2.2%2019: 1.87%2020: 1.32%2021: 1.27%2022: 3.38%2023: 3.37%2024: 4.68%
Change over the period: −0.96 pp Annual average: -0.02 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Cuba

Cuba 4.68%
Share of children out of school — Cuba, by year Cuba All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 4.68 +1.31 pp
2023 3.37 −0.01 pp
2022 3.38 +2.11 pp
2021 1.27 −0.05 pp
2020 1.32 −0.56 pp
2019 1.87 −0.33 pp
2018 2.2 −0.23 pp
2017 2.43 +0.16 pp
2016 2.27 −0.14 pp
2015 2.41 +0.35 pp
2014 2.06 +1.35 pp
2013 0.71 −1.29 pp
2012 2 −0.36 pp
2011 2.36 +0.8 pp
2010 1.56 +0.39 pp
2009 1.17 −0.39 pp
2008 1.56 +0.96 pp
2007 0.6 −0.64 pp
2006 1.24 +0.45 pp
2005 0.79 +0.14 pp
2004 0.66 +0.23 pp
2003 0.42 +0.24 pp
2002 0.18 +0.11 pp
2001 0.07 −0.15 pp
2000 0.22 −0.18 pp
1999 0.4 −0.12 pp
1998 0.53 −0.19 pp
1997 0.72 −0.57 pp
1996 1.3 −2.54 pp
1995 3.84 +0.11 pp
1994 3.73 −0.64 pp
1993 4.37 +0.55 pp
1992 3.82 −1.26 pp
1991 5.08 −0.01 pp
1990 5.09 +0.74 pp
1989 4.35 +0.75 pp
1988 3.6 −0.16 pp
1987 3.76 −0.86 pp
1986 4.62 +0.34 pp
1985 4.27 +1.67 pp
1984 2.6 +0.62 pp
1983 1.98 −1.47 pp
1982 3.45 −0.73 pp
1981 4.18 +1.01 pp
1980 3.17 −0.1 pp
1979 3.27 —
1974 2.04 −0.79 pp
1973 2.83 −2.82 pp
1972 5.65 —

About the indicator

The share of children of primary school age not attending school. Unlike the absolute count, the indicator speaks to the state of the education system in a country, and it shows that the task does not reduce to poverty: at comparable income the shares differ severalfold, and the highest values come from countries where schooling is obstructed by conflict or by a nomadic way of life.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by the number of children aged 0–14: total population is the wrong weight here — the share of children differs fourfold across countries.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.