Cuba vs Portugal: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female

Cuba
177,266 number
in 2018
Portugal
190,586 number
in 2018
Cuba rank
61st
Portugal rank
59th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female over time

  • Cuba
  • Portugal
0200.0k400.0k600.0k197119942018

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 190,586 number against 177,266 number in Cuba, a difference of 13,320 number.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Cuba's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Portugal ahead.

Cuba ranks 61st and Portugal ranks 59th of 187 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Portugal Difference Ahead
1970s 26,438 number 30,815 number 4,377 number Portugal
1980s 100,241 number 52,802 number 47,440 number Cuba
1990s 98,086 number 157,772 number 59,685 number Portugal
2000s 311,951 number 212,023 number 99,928 number Cuba
2010s 257,318 number 194,908 number 62,410 number Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female, Cuba or Portugal?
Portugal, at 190,586 number against 177,266 number in Cuba as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female between Cuba and Portugal?
13,320 number, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Portugal?
41 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Cuba and Portugal rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female?
Cuba ranks 61st and Portugal ranks 59th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 7,150 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

The total number of female students enrolled at public and private tertiary education institutions.