Cuba vs Malaysia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Cuba
4.8%
in 2024
Malaysia
4.3%
in 2024
Cuba rank
33rd
Malaysia rank
36th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Cuba
- Malaysia
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 4.8% against 4.3% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Cuba's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 33rd and Malaysia ranks 36th of 122 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.5% | 6.0% | 2.5% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 7.4% | 3.6% | Malaysia |
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 Malaysia?
- Cuba, at 4.8% against 4.3% in Malaysia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Cuba and Malaysia?
- 0.5%, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Malaysia?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and Malaysia rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Cuba ranks 33rd and Malaysia ranks 36th of 122 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Services 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