Cuba's school enrollment, primary (% net) was 97.74% in 2018, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 1.46 percentage points from 96.28% in 2008.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 97.74% | 2018 |
| Five years earlier | 97.78% | 2013 |
| Ten years earlier | 96.28% | 2008 |
| Highest | 98.8% | 1996 |
| Lowest | 90.05% | 1985 |
| Average since 2009 | 96.73% | 2009–2018 |
| First recorded | 93.86% | 1972 |
What the numbers say
In 2018, Cuba's school enrollment, primary (% net) rose 2.16 percentage points on 2017 (from 95.58% to 97.74%).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1988 to 2017), the average change was +0.12 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.1 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.9 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 2.3 percentage points in 1992 and the biggest yearly fall was 2.8 percentage points in 2014. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2009 to 2018 the straight-line trend is downward, about 0.34 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 35% 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 2018, Cuba had the 4th highest value of the 68 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.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Cuba | 97.74% | 2018 |
| World | 89.41% | 2018 |
| Latin America & Caribbean | 93.72% | 2018 |
| Upper middle income | 95.47% | 2018 |
Closest to Cuba in the 2018 ranking
What this measures
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. 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.
Limitations: Enrollment indicators are based on annual school surveys, but do not necessarily reflect actual attendance or dropout rates during the year. Also, the length of education differs across countries and can influence enrollment rates, although the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) tries to minimize the difference. For example, a shorter duration for primary education tends to increase the rate; a longer one to decrease it (in part because older children are more at risk of dropping out). Moreover, age at enrollment may be inaccurately estimated or misstated, especially in communities where registration of births is not strictly enforced.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 43 values
| Year | School enrollment, primary (% net) |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 97.74 |
| 2017 | 95.58 |
| 2016 | 94.46 |
| 2015 | 93.98 |
| 2014 | 94.99 |
| 2013 | 97.78 |
| 2012 | 97.82 |
| 2011 | 98.55 |
| 2010 | 98.55 |
| 2009 | 97.88 |
| 2008 |
School enrollment, primary (% net) in nearby economies
- Antigua and Barbuda — 95.7% (2018)
- Argentina — 99.18% (2017)
- Bahamas, The — 74.23% (2018)
- Barbados — 96.69% (2018)
- Belize — 95.94% (2018)
- Bolivia — 92.85% (2018)
- Brazil — 96.3% (2017)
- Chile — 94.74% (2017)
- Colombia — 92.92% (2018)
- Costa Rica — 97.33% (2018)
- Dominica
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)
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Questions people ask
- What is Cuba's school enrollment, primary (% net)?
- 97.74% in 2018, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1972?
- It is up 3.88 percentage points from 93.86% in 1972. The highest value was 98.8% in 1996 and the lowest 90.05% in 1985.
- How does Cuba rank?
- 4th highest of 68 economies with data for 2018.
- Is the latest change in school enrollment, primary (% net) unusual for Cuba?
- In 2018, Cuba's school enrollment, primary (% net) rose 2.16 percentage points on 2017 (from 95.58% to 97.74%). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1988 to 2017), the average change was +0.12 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.1 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.9 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.NENR, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) 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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