Cuba vs Malaysia: Share in poverty vs. educational attainment

Cuba
13.46 years
in 2040
Malaysia
13.51 years
in 2040
Cuba rank
11th
Malaysia rank
9th

Share in poverty vs. educational attainment over time

  • Cuba
  • Malaysia
051015198020102040

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 13.51 years against 13.46 years in Cuba, a difference of 0.05 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Cuba ahead.

Cuba ranks 11th and Malaysia ranks 9th of 146 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 3 and Malaysia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Malaysia Difference Ahead
1980s 8.23 years 6.54 years 1.69 years Cuba
1990s 9.39 years 8.34 years 1.06 years Cuba
2000s 10.12 years 9.82 years 0.295 years Cuba
2010s 11.09 years 11.19 years 0.1 years Malaysia
2020s 11.8 years 12.18 years 0.375 years Malaysia
2030s 12.68 years 13 years 0.315 years Malaysia
2040s 13.46 years 13.51 years 0.05 years Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share in poverty vs. educational attainment, Cuba or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 13.51 years against 13.46 years in Cuba as of 2040.
What is the difference in share in poverty vs. educational attainment between Cuba and Malaysia?
0.05 years, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Malaysia?
13 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2040.
How do Cuba and Malaysia rank globally for share in poverty vs. educational attainment?
Cuba ranks 11th and Malaysia ranks 9th of 146 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 in poverty vs. educational attainment. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Cuba vs Malaysia: Share in poverty vs. educational attainment. Statizoid, drawing on Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Retrieved 23 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/poverty-vs-mean-schooling/cuba/malaysia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/poverty-vs-mean-schooling/cuba/malaysia/">Cuba vs Malaysia: Share in poverty vs. educational attainment</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Share in poverty vs. educational attainment
Unit
years
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
146 places, 1,653 data points, 1980–2040
Last refreshed

Average years of formal education for individuals aged 15-64.