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 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.

Indicator: Share of the population with at least some formal education
Unit: %
Source: Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 111 places, 3,441 data points, 1870–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Based on the population aged 15 years and older.