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
- Cuba
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
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.
Across the 16 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 15 and Zimbabwe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 3.6% | 0.0% | 3.6% | Cuba |
| 1880s | 5.7% | 0.0% | 5.7% | Cuba |
| 1890s | 9.5% | 0.0% | 9.5% | Cuba |
| 1900s | 26.0% | 0.2% | 25.8% | Cuba |
| 1910s | 42.4% | 2.6% | 39.8% | Cuba |
| 1920s | 55.4% | 8.0% | 47.5% | Cuba |
| 1930s | 67.7% | 20.7% | 47.0% | Cuba |
| 1940s | 73.2% | 33.4% | 39.9% | Cuba |
| 1950s | 76.8% | 45.5% | 31.3% | Cuba |
| 1960s | 80.7% | 59.8% | 20.9% | Cuba |
| 1970s | 90.3% | 73.0% | 17.4% | Cuba |
| 1980s | 95.6% | 77.3% | 18.3% | Cuba |
| 1990s | 93.2% | 89.5% | 3.7% | Cuba |
| 2000s | 94.2% | 94.0% | 0.2% | Cuba |
| 2010s | 96.8% | 96.8% | 0.0% | Cuba |
| 2020s | 98.0% | 98.1% | 0.1% | Zimbabwe |
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 Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 98.1% against 98.0% in Cuba as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the population with at least some formal education between Cuba and Zimbabwe?
- 0.1%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Zimbabwe?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Cuba and Zimbabwe rank globally for share of the population with at least some formal education?
- Cuba ranks 45th and Zimbabwe ranks 42nd 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.