Cuba
Background Information
Region
Latin America & Caribbean
World Bank income group
Upper middle income
Percent of population aged 10-24
17% (UNFPA, 2020)
Total primary school age population (both sexes)
736,439 (UIS, 2020)
Total secondary school age population (both sexes)
753,823 (UIS, 2020)
Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 18 (% of women aged 20-24)
26%
Source: UNSDG, 2014
Adolescent birth rate (per 1,000 women ages 15-19)
52
Source: UN Human Development Reports, 2018
Percentage of women who ever experienced physical violence since age 15
No data available
Percentage of married women employed in the last 12 months
No data available
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Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks (Years)
12
Source: UIS, 2019
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure
No data available
Proportion of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation facilities
-
Primary 100%
(2018)
Source: UIS
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in reading
No data available
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in mathematics
No data available
Completion rate
Primary school age
-
Female 100%
-
Male 99%
Female: UIS, 2014
Male: UIS, 2014
Lower secondary school age
-
Female 98%
-
Male 97%
Female: UIS, 2014
Male: UIS, 2014
Upper secondary school age
-
Female 86%
-
Male 86%
Female: UIS, 2014
Male: UIS, 2014