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Universities in Cuba
Cuba has 24 universities on the map. The oldest dates to 1689. Most were founded in the modern era. Below: how they spread across the centuries, and the country’s oldest institutions. From Wikidata, snapshot 2026-06-22.
UNIVERSITIES24
OLDEST1689
FOUNDED 1900+18
By founding era
Before 12000 · 0%
1200–15990 · 0%
1600–18992 · 8%
1900 or later18 · 75%
Date unknown4 · 17%
Oldest universities in Cuba
The country’s earliest institutions — the deepest roots of higher education here.
1689San Carlos and San Ambrosio Seminary
1728University of Havana
1947University of Santiago de Cuba
1952University "Marta Abreu" of Las Villas
1964Polytechnic José Antonio Echeverría
1967ITM Jose Marti
1967University of Camagüey
1969Cuba Adventist Seminary
1972University of Matanzas
1972University of Pedagogical Sciences
1972University of Pinar del Río Hermanos Saíz Montes de Oca
1973University of Holguín
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