Cuba vs Panama: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Cuba
31.4%
in 2024
Panama
33.8%
in 2023
Cuba rank
12th
Panama rank
10th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Cuba
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 33.8% against 31.4% in Cuba, a difference of 2.4%.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Cuba's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 12th and Panama ranks 10th of 124 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.0% | 29.0% | 10.1% | Panama |
| 2020s | 20.4% | 30.3% | 9.9% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Cuba or Panama?
- Panama, at 33.8% against 31.4% in Cuba as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Cuba and Panama?
- 2.4%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Panama?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2023.
- How do Cuba and Panama rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Cuba ranks 12th and Panama ranks 10th of 124 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Education programmes, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release