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
0102030187019452020

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.

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Indicator
Share of the population with completed tertiary education
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 3,441 data points, 1870–2020
Last refreshed