Cuba's adult literacy fell from 97.8 % in 1981 to 97.7 % in 2019.
Cuba's school enrolment, primary (% gross) fell from 100.1 % in 1995 to 98.1 % in 2024.
Cuba · Education
Literacy, enrolment, attainment and spending.
16 indicators · 14 with data
Cuba's literacy rate, youth total (ages 15–24) rose from 99.6 % in 1981 to 99.6 % in 2019.
Cuba's school enrolment, secondary (% gross) rose from 83.1 % in 1994 to 91.7 % in 2024.
Cuba's tertiary enrolment rose from 16.7 % in 1994 to 43.1 % in 2024.
Cuba's children out of school, primary fell from 38,655 in 1995 to 33,328 in 2024.
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- Primary completion ratedown −2.4 pts76th of 111
- Tertiary attainmentup +1.1 pts71st of 119*
- At least upper secondary attainment (ages 25–64)down −2.1 pts66th of 119*
- Expected years of schoolingdown −0.3 yrs89th of 195
- Mean years of schooling (ages 25+)up +0.5 yrs35th of 145
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- Education spendingdown −0.9 pts6th of 164*
- Government expenditure on education (% of government expenditure)up +1.0 pts32nd of 156*
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- Pupil-teacher ratio, primaryup +3.8 %4th of 90
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