Cuba's persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort) was 90.4% in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 6.27 percentage points from 96.67% in 2013.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 90.4% | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | 96.82% | 2018 |
| Ten years earlier | 96.67% | 2013 |
| Highest | 97.39% | 2001 |
| Lowest | 71.63% | 1971 |
| Average since 2014 | 95.08% | 2014–2023 |
| First recorded | 71.63% | 1971 |
What the numbers say
In 2023, Cuba's persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort) rose 0.54 percentage points on 2022 (from 89.86% to 90.4%).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1989 to 2022), the average change was +0.49 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 3.54 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 17.94 percentage points in 1999 and the biggest yearly fall was 5.12 percentage points in 2022. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2014 to 2023 the straight-line trend is downward, about 0.61 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 47% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2023, Cuba had the 34th highest value of the 44 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Cuba in the 2023 ranking
- El Salvador — 30th of 44: 90.95%
- Guatemala — 31st of 44: 90.68%
- Venezuela, RB — 32nd of 44: 90.53%
- Mauritius — 34th of 44: 90.24%
- Kiribati — 35th of 44: 89.75%
- Malaysia — 36th of 44: 88.48%
What this measures
Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
Limitations: The estimates have limitations in capturing real trend in that an observed rate will be applied to the underlying indicators such as repetition rate and promotion rate throughout the cohort life, and re-entrants, grade skipping, migration or transfers during a school year are not adequately captured.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 48 values
| Year | Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 90.4 |
| 2022 | 89.86 |
| 2021 | 94.98 |
| 2020 | 97.28 |
| 2019 | 96.25 |
| 2018 | 96.82 |
| 2017 | 96.71 |
| 2016 | 96.3 |
| 2015 | 96.25 |
| 2014 | 95.98 |
| 2013 |
Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort) in nearby economies
- Argentina — 98.03% (2022)
- Aruba — 87.25% (2021)
- Bahamas, The — 70.24% (2015)
- Barbados — 95.5% (2022)
- Belize — 97.16% (2023)
- Bolivia — 97.53% (2023)
- Chile — 99.66% (2023)
- Colombia — 91.33% (2021)
- Costa Rica — 95.43% (2023)
- Dominica — 93.02% (2021)
More education data for Cuba
- Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
- Primary education, pupils — 698,052 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 98.11% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 97.6% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 98.58% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers — 82,575 (2024)
- Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) — 89.23% (2024)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Cuba's persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort)?
- 90.4% in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1971?
- It is up 18.77 percentage points from 71.63% in 1971. The highest value was 97.39% in 2001 and the lowest 71.63% in 1971.
- How does Cuba rank?
- 34th highest of 44 economies with data for 2023.
- Is the latest change in persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort) unusual for Cuba?
- In 2023, Cuba's persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort) rose 0.54 percentage points on 2022 (from 89.86% to 90.4%). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1989 to 2022), the average change was +0.49 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 3.54 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.PRS5.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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