Cuba vs Upper middle income: Tertiary education, academic staff

Cuba
61.7%
in 2024
Upper middle income
45.8%
in 2023
Cuba rank
8th
Upper middle income rank
9th

Tertiary education, academic staff over time

  • Cuba
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Cuba currently reports 61.7% against 45.8% in Upper middle income, a difference of 15.9%.

That makes Cuba's figure about 1.3 times Upper middle income's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Cuba ahead.

Cuba ranks 8th and Upper middle income ranks 9th of 170 countries.

Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1980s 40.9% 37.2% 3.7% Cuba
1990s 45.9% 38.3% 7.7% Cuba
2000s 51.6% 43.7% 8.0% Cuba
2010s 56.7% 45.0% 11.7% Cuba
2020s 59.5% 45.5% 14.0% Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tertiary education, academic staff, Cuba or Upper middle income?
Cuba, at 61.7% against 45.8% in Upper middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in tertiary education, academic staff between Cuba and Upper middle income?
15.9%, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Upper middle income?
39 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2023.
How do Cuba and Upper middle income rank globally for tertiary education, academic staff?
Cuba ranks 8th and Upper middle income ranks 9th of 170 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Tertiary education, academic staff (% female). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Tertiary education, academic staff (% female)
Unit
% female
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
215 places, 5,482 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education.