Cuba: Secondary education, vocational pupils

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2018, Cuba's secondary education, vocational pupils rose 1.8% on 2017 (from 203,825 to 207,590).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1986 to 2017), the average change was −1.1% and a typical year strayed about 7% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 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 87.5% in 1976 and the biggest yearly fall was 40.6% in 1972. 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 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 24% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

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 13th highest value of the 64 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 2018 ranking

• Malaysia — 10th of 64: 285,095
• Ecuador — 11th of 64: 269,817
• Morocco — 12th of 64: 246,199
• Serbia — 14th of 64: 185,638
• Ukraine — 15th of 64: 177,070
• Azerbaijan — 16th of 64: 152,777

What this measures

Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 47 values

Secondary education, vocational pupils in nearby economies

• Antigua and Barbuda — 282 (2018)
• Belize — 3,301 (2018)
• Bolivia — 788,570 (2018)
• Brazil — 956,632 (2017)
• British Virgin Islands — 79 (2017)
• Chile — 292,757 (2017)
• Colombia — 362,733 (2018)
• Costa Rica — 108,578 (2018)
• Dominica — 0 (2015)
• Dominican Republic — 75,571 (2018)

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 secondary education, vocational pupils?

207,590 in 2018, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1971?

It is up 141.78% from 85,859 in 1971 (1.9% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 367,792 in 1988 and the lowest 50,991 in 1972.

How does Cuba rank?

13th highest of 64 economies with data for 2018.

Is the latest change in secondary education, vocational pupils unusual for Cuba?

In 2018, Cuba's secondary education, vocational pupils rose 1.8% on 2017 (from 203,825 to 207,590). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1986 to 2017), the average change was −1.1% and a typical year strayed about 7% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 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.SEC.ENRL.VO, 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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