What kind of education and healthcare do Cubans receive?
After the revolution in 1959, Cuba set out to eradicate illiteracy, initially by sending high school and college students into the rural areas of the island to teach reading and writing. Cuba’s literacy rate is now equal to that in the United States. Cuba provides free education to its citizens. Cuba has a number of graduate degree programs, and qualified students can apply to attend Universities in other countries—generally South America or Europe.
