Cuba vs Sweden: Average years of schooling
Cuba
12.5 years
in 2020
Sweden
12.61 years
in 2020
Cuba rank
28th
Sweden rank
25th
Average years of schooling over time
- Cuba
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 12.61 years against 12.5 years in Cuba, a difference of 0.11 years.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Cuba ranks 28th and Sweden ranks 25th of 162 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.83 years | 4.23 years | 3.4 years | Sweden |
| 1880s | 0.94 years | 4.61 years | 3.67 years | Sweden |
| 1890s | 1.04 years | 5.02 years | 3.98 years | Sweden |
| 1900s | 1.22 years | 5.49 years | 4.27 years | Sweden |
| 1910s | 1.51 years | 5.89 years | 4.38 years | Sweden |
| 1920s | 2.5 years | 6.49 years | 3.99 years | Sweden |
| 1930s | 3.06 years | 6.75 years | 3.7 years | Sweden |
| 1950s | 3.53 years | 7.59 years | 4.05 years | Sweden |
| 1960s | 3.93 years | 8.77 years | 4.84 years | Sweden |
| 1970s | 4.53 years | 10 years | 5.48 years | Sweden |
| 1980s | 6.08 years | 11.19 years | 5.11 years | Sweden |
| 1990s | 7.94 years | 11.68 years | 3.73 years | Sweden |
| 2000s | 9.27 years | 11.61 years | 2.34 years | Sweden |
| 2010s | 11.02 years | 12.06 years | 1.05 years | Sweden |
| 2020s | 12.5 years | 12.61 years | 0.112 years | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average years of schooling, Cuba or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 12.61 years against 12.5 years in Cuba as of 2020.
- What is the difference in average years of schooling between Cuba and Sweden?
- 0.11 years, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Sweden?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Cuba and Sweden rank globally for average years of schooling?
- Cuba ranks 28th and Sweden ranks 25th of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Average years of schooling. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of years of total schooling (primary, secondary, and tertiary) for the population aged 15 and over.