Cuba vs Puerto Rico: Number of adults with no formal education by region

Cuba
8,500 people
in 2100
Puerto Rico
8,400 people
in 2100
Cuba rank
125th
Puerto Rico rank
126th

Number of adults with no formal education by region over time

  • Cuba
  • Puerto Rico
0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M195020252100

How they compare

Cuba currently reports 8,500 people against 8,400 people in Puerto Rico, a difference of 100 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cuba ahead.

Cuba ranks 125th and Puerto Rico ranks 126th of 200 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 15 and Puerto Rico in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
1950s 955,000 people 297,150 people 657,850 people Cuba
1960s 868,050 people 240,400 people 627,650 people Cuba
1970s 719,900 people 206,200 people 513,700 people Cuba
1980s 586,650 people 166,000 people 420,650 people Cuba
1990s 454,450 people 128,500 people 325,950 people Cuba
2000s 330,150 people 93,750 people 236,400 people Cuba
2010s 226,900 people 64,650 people 162,250 people Cuba
2020s 147,150 people 46,700 people 100,450 people Cuba
2030s 95,650 people 40,750 people 54,900 people Cuba
2040s 66,850 people 35,650 people 31,200 people Cuba
2050s 49,100 people 31,450 people 17,650 people Cuba
2060s 35,850 people 27,200 people 8,650 people Cuba
2070s 25,450 people 22,050 people 3,400 people Cuba
2080s 17,550 people 16,700 people 850 people Cuba
2090s 11,600 people 11,700 people 100 people Puerto Rico
2100s 8,500 people 8,400 people 100 people Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of adults with no formal education by region, Cuba or Puerto Rico?
Cuba, at 8,500 people against 8,400 people in Puerto Rico as of 2100.
What is the difference in number of adults with no formal education by region between Cuba and Puerto Rico?
100 people, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Puerto Rico?
31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do Cuba and Puerto Rico rank globally for number of adults with no formal education by region?
Cuba ranks 125th and Puerto Rico ranks 126th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of adults with no formal education by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of adults with no formal education by region
Unit
people
Source
Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 6,005 data points, 1950–2100
Last refreshed

De facto population aged 15+ withno education in a country or region.