Cuba - Children out of school, primary, female

The value for Children out of school, primary, female in Cuba was 3,304 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 47 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 56,509 in 1985 and a minimum value of 3,304 in 2019.

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/)

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Year Value
1972 44,589
1973 40,287
1974 36,146
1980 25,101
1981 38,137
1982 45,025
1983 44,711
1984 48,230
1985 56,509
1986 50,630
1987 39,769
1988 39,130
1989 36,470
1990 35,347
1991 36,763
1992 26,013
1993 22,951
1994 13,063
1995 13,958
1996 7,274
1997 9,035
1998 8,383
1999 5,036
2000 4,244
2003 7,324
2004 9,618
2005 12,626
2006 15,072
2007 14,660
2008 14,582
2009 7,600
2010 4,931
2011 5,982
2012 8,010
2013 8,098
2014 17,890
2015 21,934
2016 19,937
2017 15,874
2018 8,272
2019 3,304

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