Cuba vs UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes

Cuba
43.1%
in 2024
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
43.2%
in 2024
Cuba rank
95th
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank
93rd

Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes over time

  • Cuba
  • UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
0255075100125197019972024

How they compare

UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa currently reports 43.2% against 43.1% in Cuba, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1971 it was UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ahead.

Cuba ranks 95th and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 93rd of 194 countries.

Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 9.5% 6.8% 2.7% Cuba
1980s 18.5% 10.5% 8.1% Cuba
1990s 17.1% 14.6% 2.6% Cuba
2000s 64.2% 22.8% 41.5% Cuba
2010s 52.2% 36.7% 15.6% Cuba
2020s 47.9% 41.3% 6.6% Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes, Cuba or UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, at 43.2% against 43.1% in Cuba as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes between Cuba and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
0.1%, with UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Cuba and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank globally for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes?
Cuba ranks 95th and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 93rd of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Cuba vs UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 18 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/gross-enrolment-ratio-for-tertiary-education-both-sexes-percent/cuba/unicef-middle-east-and-north-africa/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/gross-enrolment-ratio-for-tertiary-education-both-sexes-percent/cuba/unicef-middle-east-and-north-africa/">Cuba vs UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
415 places, 15,139 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release