Cuba vs Puerto Rico: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Cuba
40.6%
in 2024
Puerto Rico
31.9%
in 2023
Cuba rank
1st
Puerto Rico rank
2nd
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Cuba
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 40.6% against 31.9% in Puerto Rico, a difference of 8.7%.
That makes Cuba's figure about 1.3 times Puerto Rico's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 1st and Puerto Rico ranks 2nd of 123 countries.
Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 32.8% | 31.1% | 1.7% | Cuba |
| 2020s | 47.9% | 31.9% | 16.0% | Cuba |
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 Puerto Rico?
- Cuba, at 40.6% against 31.9% in Puerto Rico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Cuba and Puerto Rico?
- 8.7%, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Puerto Rico?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2023.
- How do Cuba and Puerto Rico rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Cuba ranks 1st and Puerto Rico ranks 2nd of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Health and Welfare programmes, both sexes (%). 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