Cuba - School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross) in Cuba was 97.57 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 111.63 in 1999 and a minimum value of 46.39 in 1973.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 50.89
1972 48.40
1973 46.39
1974 48.31
1975 51.75
1976 53.90
1977 65.20
1978 66.07
1979 58.85
1980 55.15
1981 58.46
1982 62.69
1983 65.94
1984 67.01
1985 74.75
1986 69.70
1987 70.66
1988 85.15
1989 84.18
1990 80.77
1991 91.14
1992 76.72
1993 81.77
1994 78.74
1995 88.31
1996 93.09
1997 87.50
1998 92.05
1999 111.63
2000 109.57
2001 110.47
2002 108.67
2003 106.63
2004 106.33
2005 104.63
2006 106.46
2007 107.71
2008 109.85
2009 105.09
2010 101.33
2011 104.08
2013 90.84
2014 99.24
2015 101.95
2016 104.03
2017 100.60
2018 98.42
2019 96.61
2020 97.57

Development Relevance: Gross enrollment ratios indicate the capacity of each level of the education system, but a high ratio may reflect a substantial number of overage children enrolled in each grade because of repetition or late entry rather than a successful education system. The net enrollment rate excludes overage and underage students and more accurately captures the system's coverage and internal efficiency. Differences between the gross enrollment ratio and the net enrollment rate show the incidence of overage and underage enrollments.

Limitations and Exceptions: 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.

Other Notes: Data retrieved via API in March 2019. For detailed information on the observation level (e.g. National Estimation, UIS Estimation, or Category not applicable), please visit UIS.Stat (http://data.uis.unesco.org/).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Gross enrollment ratio for pre-primary school is calculated by dividing the number of students enrolled in pre-primary education regardless of age by the population of the age group which officially corresponds to pre-primary education, and multiplying by 100. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. Population data are drawn from the United Nations Population Division. Using a single source for population data standardizes definitions, estimations, and interpolation methods, ensuring a consistent methodology across countries and minimizing potential enumeration problems in national censuses. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation