Cuba vs Malaysia: Share of the population with at least some formal education
Cuba
98.0%
in 2020
Malaysia
97.8%
in 2020
Cuba rank
45th
Malaysia rank
47th
Share of the population with at least some formal education over time
- Cuba
- Malaysia
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 98.0% against 97.8% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Cuba has been ahead every year.
Cuba ranks 45th and Malaysia ranks 47th of 111 countries.
Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 3.6% | 0.4% | 3.2% | Cuba |
| 1880s | 5.7% | 0.8% | 4.9% | Cuba |
| 1890s | 9.5% | 1.4% | 8.1% | Cuba |
| 1900s | 26.0% | 3.7% | 22.3% | Cuba |
| 1910s | 42.4% | 9.8% | 32.5% | Cuba |
| 1920s | 55.4% | 17.0% | 38.4% | Cuba |
| 1930s | 67.7% | 27.6% | 40.0% | Cuba |
| 1940s | 73.2% | 35.8% | 37.5% | Cuba |
| 1950s | 76.8% | 44.1% | 32.6% | Cuba |
| 1960s | 80.7% | 55.2% | 25.5% | Cuba |
| 1970s | 90.3% | 68.7% | 21.7% | Cuba |
| 1980s | 95.6% | 78.6% | 17.0% | Cuba |
| 1990s | 93.2% | 86.7% | 6.5% | Cuba |
| 2000s | 94.2% | 92.1% | 2.1% | Cuba |
| 2010s | 96.8% | 96.2% | 0.6% | Cuba |
| 2020s | 98.0% | 97.8% | 0.2% | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population with at least some formal education, Cuba or Malaysia?
- Cuba, at 98.0% against 97.8% in Malaysia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the population with at least some formal education between Cuba and Malaysia?
- 0.2%, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Malaysia?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Cuba and Malaysia rank globally for share of the population with at least some formal education?
- Cuba ranks 45th and Malaysia ranks 47th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population with at least some formal education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Based on the population aged 15 years and older.