Cuba vs Zimbabwe: Share of the population with at least some formal education

Cuba

98.0%

in 2020

Zimbabwe

98.1%

in 2020

Cuba rank

45th

Zimbabwe rank

42nd

Share of the population with at least some formal education over time

Zimbabwe currently reports 98.1% against 98.0% in Cuba, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Cuba ahead.

Cuba ranks 45th and Zimbabwe ranks 42nd 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.