Cuba vs Philippines: Share of the population with completed tertiary education
Cuba
29.5
in 2020
Philippines
29.7
in 2020
Cuba rank
27th
Philippines rank
26th
Share of the population with completed tertiary education over time
- Cuba
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 29.7 against 29.5 in Cuba, a difference of 0.2.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Philippines ahead.
Cuba ranks 27th and Philippines ranks 26th of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 5 and Philippines in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.05 | 0 | 0.05 | Cuba |
| 1880s | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | Cuba |
| 1890s | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | Cuba |
| 1900s | 0.25 | 0.15 | 0.1 | Cuba |
| 1910s | 0.45 | 0.4 | 0.05 | Cuba |
| 1920s | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Philippines |
| 1930s | 1.2 | 1.55 | 0.35 | Philippines |
| 1940s | 1.45 | 2.35 | 0.9 | Philippines |
| 1950s | 1.65 | 4.35 | 2.7 | Philippines |
| 1960s | 1.95 | 6.95 | 5 | Philippines |
| 1970s | 3.05 | 11.2 | 8.15 | Philippines |
| 1980s | 5.6 | 16.95 | 11.35 | Philippines |
| 1990s | 8.6 | 20.4 | 11.8 | Philippines |
| 2000s | 10.3 | 26 | 15.7 | Philippines |
| 2010s | 17.55 | 26.4 | 8.85 | Philippines |
| 2020s | 29.5 | 29.7 | 0.2 | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population with completed tertiary education, Cuba or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 29.7 against 29.5 in Cuba as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the population with completed tertiary education between Cuba and Philippines?
- 0.2, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Philippines?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Cuba and Philippines rank globally for share of the population with completed tertiary education?
- Cuba ranks 27th and Philippines ranks 26th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Share of the population with completed tertiary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.