Cuba vs ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503): Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female

Cuba
81.1%
in 2024
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
71.8%
in 2024
Cuba rank
86th
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) rank
84th

Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time

  • Cuba
  • ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
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How they compare

Cuba currently reports 81.1% against 71.8% in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), a difference of 9.3%.

That makes Cuba's figure about 1.1 times ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)'s.

Across all 48 years both countries report, Cuba has been ahead every year.

Cuba ranks 86th and ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 84th of 212 countries.

Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) Difference Ahead
1970s 68.3% 48.6% 19.7% Cuba
1980s 76.7% 55.1% 21.6% Cuba
1990s 80.4% 60.4% 20.0% Cuba
2000s 78.5% 63.3% 15.2% Cuba
2010s 79.9% 67.0% 12.9% Cuba
2020s 82.1% 71.0% 11.1% Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of teachers in primary education who are female, Cuba or ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
Cuba, at 81.1% against 71.8% in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) as of 2024.
What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between Cuba and ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
9.3%, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
48 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
How do Cuba and ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
Cuba ranks 86th and ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 84th of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
433 places, 17,737 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release