Cuba - Children out of school, primary

The value for Children out of school, primary in Cuba was 1,455 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 115,847 in 1985 and a minimum value of 1,455 in 2020.

Definition: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.

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

See also:

Year Value
1972 85,304
1973 70,653
1974 59,703
1979 18,876
1980 31,255
1981 68,521
1982 88,128
1983 87,617
1984 103,171
1985 115,847
1986 101,982
1987 77,907
1988 74,143
1989 69,708
1990 72,119
1991 76,177
1992 56,135
1993 49,148
1994 28,462
1995 31,029
1996 12,282
1997 14,799
1998 14,402
1999 6,499
2000 4,453
2001 4,179
2002 1,633
2003 13,331
2004 16,503
2005 24,944
2006 33,403
2007 25,722
2008 26,220
2009 12,572
2010 7,007
2011 10,264
2012 15,962
2013 15,699
2014 37,618
2015 44,344
2016 40,376
2017 31,515
2018 15,680
2019 5,703
2020 1,455

Development Relevance: Large numbers of children out of school create pressure to enroll children and provide classrooms, teachers, and educational materials, a task made difficult in many countries by limited education budgets. However, getting children into school is a high priority for countries and crucial for achieving universal primary education.

Limitations and Exceptions: Due to different data sources for enrollment and population data, the number may not capture the actual number of children not attending in primary school.

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: The number of out-of-school children is calculated by subtracting the number of primary school-age children enrolled in primary or secondary school from the total population of the official primary school-age children. 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: Sum

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation