National education statistics from early childhood through higher education, published in 2025.
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Education in Cuba
DATANational education data: 2024
National education data: 2024 路 Yearbook published: 2025
Cuba's 2024 national education statistics cover the system from early childhood through higher education. The yearbook records establishments, enrolment and teaching staff at national level, allowing the page to stay data-led without relying on undated summary figures. The national statistical yearbook separates early childhood, primary, middle-level education, adult education, special education and higher education. The 2024 yearbook is produced by Cuba's National Office of Statistics and Information and covers the whole country.
Cuba education snapshot
ONEI's 2024 yearbook gives Cuba a single national reference period for establishments, enrolment and teaching staff across the major education levels.
Educational establishments
10,903*
Students
1,840,228*
Primary students
667,370*
Higher education students
215,738*
* Reference years and benchmark targets are labelled with the figures.
How the education pathway works
Cuba's statistical system distinguishes early childhood, primary, middle-level routes, adult and special education, and higher education rather than compressing them into a single school total.
| Stage | When | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Early childhood | Early years | The national statistics distinguish child-care centres and pre-school provision before primary education. |
| Primary education | Primary level | Primary education is the largest single school-level enrolment category in the 2024 national yearbook. |
| Secondary and technical routes | Middle level | The yearbook separates basic secondary, pre-university, technical and professional education, and teacher-training schools. |
| Higher education | Post-secondary | Higher education is reported separately, including institutions, students and teaching staff. |
Key evidence
ONEI's 2024 yearbook provides one consistent national reference period across establishments, students and teachers.
| Indicator or rule | Value | Reference | Authority |
|---|---|---|---|
| Educational establishments | 10,903 | 2024 | ONEI statistical yearbook via SITEAL |
| Total students | 1,840,228 | 2024 | ONEI statistical yearbook via SITEAL |
| Primary students | 667,370 | 2024 | ONEI statistical yearbook via SITEAL |
| Teaching staff | 292,266 | 2024 | ONEI statistical yearbook via SITEAL |
* Reference years and benchmark targets are labelled with the figures.
The 2024 yearbook shows the scale of the whole system
Cuba's education data is unusually useful for a country profile because the same national statistical publication covers establishments, enrolment and teaching staff across multiple levels. It reported 1.84 million students and 292,266 teachers in 2024.
Primary education accounted for 667,370 students, while higher education accounted for 215,738. Those figures are presented as administrative counts for 2024, not as current 2026 estimates.
Frequently asked questions
How many students were recorded in Cuba's education system in 2024?
The national statistical yearbook reported 1,840,228 students across the education categories it covers.
How many primary students were reported in Cuba in 2024?
The 2024 yearbook reported 667,370 primary students.
How many higher education students were reported in Cuba in 2024?
The yearbook reported 215,738 students in higher education.
How many teachers were recorded in Cuba's 2024 education statistics?
The national total was 292,266 teaching staff.
Sources and methodology
The national statistical yearbook is the core source for counts; SITEAL is used to present and cross-check the same official ONEI education series.
Structured presentation of the ONEI 2024 education statistics and system categories.
Catalog record confirming the national scope, institutional author and publication year.
Methodology: The displayed Cuba counts are administrative statistics for 2024. They are not rolled forward to 2026, and categories from different education levels are not added again where the yearbook already provides a national total.