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Primary school enrollment — Cuba

Primary school enrollment in Cuba in 2018 — 97.7%. Ranked 4 in the world out of 72. Since 1972, the indicator has risen by 3.9 pp.

2018 97.7% +2.2 pp vs 2017
World rank 4of 72
Period maximum 98.8%1996
Period minimum 90%1985

Trend over time

1972–2018 · % of children of the relevant age

Primary school enrollment — Cuba, 1972–20189092.59597.510019721977198219871992199720022007201220171972: 93.9%1973: 95.1%1974: 96%1979: 98.7%1980: 97.8%1981: 95.1%1982: 93.6%1983: 93.4%1984: 91.8%1985: 90%1986: 90.5%1987: 92.1%1988: 92%1989: 92.2%1990: 91.9%1991: 91.6%1992: 93.9%1993: 94.8%1994: 97.1%1995: 96.9%1996: 98.8%1997: 98.6%1998: 96.9%1999: 97.8%2000: 97.9%2001: 98%2002: 98.4%2003: 97.3%2004: 97.4%2005: 96.6%2006: 95.9%2007: 96.5%2008: 96.3%2009: 97.9%2010: 98.6%2011: 98.5%2012: 97.8%2013: 97.8%2014: 95%2015: 94%2016: 94.5%2017: 95.6%2018: 97.7%
Change over the period: +3.9 pp Annual average: 0.08 pp

Comparison, 2018

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

Cuba 97.7%
World 89.4%
Latin America & Caribbean 93.7%
Primary school enrollment — Cuba, by year Cuba All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2018 97.7 +2.2 pp
2017 95.6 +1.1 pp
2016 94.5 +0.5 pp
2015 94 −1 pp
2014 95 −2.8 pp
2013 97.8 −0 pp
2012 97.8 −0.7 pp
2011 98.5 −0 pp
2010 98.6 +0.7 pp
2009 97.9 +1.6 pp
2008 96.3 −0.2 pp
2007 96.5 +0.6 pp
2006 95.9 −0.8 pp
2005 96.6 −0.8 pp
2004 97.4 +0.1 pp
2003 97.3 −1 pp
2002 98.4 +0.3 pp
2001 98 +0.1 pp
2000 97.9 +0.1 pp
1999 97.8 +0.9 pp
1998 96.9 −1.7 pp
1997 98.6 −0.2 pp
1996 98.8 +1.9 pp
1995 96.9 −0.2 pp
1994 97.1 +2.3 pp
1993 94.8 +0.9 pp
1992 93.9 +2.3 pp
1991 91.6 −0.3 pp
1990 91.9 −0.3 pp
1989 92.2 +0.2 pp
1988 92 −0.1 pp
1987 92.1 +1.6 pp
1986 90.5 +0.4 pp
1985 90 −1.7 pp
1984 91.8 −1.6 pp
1983 93.4 −0.2 pp
1982 93.6 −1.5 pp
1981 95.1 −2.7 pp
1980 97.8 −0.9 pp
1979 98.7 —
1974 96 +0.8 pp
1973 95.1 +1.3 pp
1972 93.9 —

Caribbean, 2018

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

CU Cuba 97.7 BB Barbados 96.7 GD Grenada 95.9 AG Antigua and Barbuda 95.7 LC Saint Lucia 95.4 DO Dominican Republic 92.7 JM Jamaica 81 BS Bahamas 74.2
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About the indicator

The net primary enrollment rate — the share of children of official school age enrolled in primary school out of all children of that age. Unlike the gross ratio it cannot exceed 100%, because it leaves out pupils older or younger than the official age.

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

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