Cuba vs MDG: Caribbean: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female
Cuba
81.1%
in 2024
MDG: Caribbean
71.2%
in 2024
Cuba rank
86th
MDG: Caribbean rank
88th
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time
- Cuba
- MDG: Caribbean
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 81.1% against 71.2% in MDG: Caribbean, a difference of 9.9%.
That makes Cuba's figure about 1.1 times MDG: Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 48 shared years of data; in 1974 it was MDG: Caribbean ahead.
Cuba ranks 86th and MDG: Caribbean ranks 88th of 212 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 5 and MDG: Caribbean in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | MDG: Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 68.3% | 70.0% | 1.8% | MDG: Caribbean |
| 1980s | 76.7% | 74.1% | 2.6% | Cuba |
| 1990s | 80.4% | 72.9% | 7.5% | Cuba |
| 2000s | 78.5% | 70.3% | 8.2% | Cuba |
| 2010s | 79.9% | 69.7% | 10.2% | Cuba |
| 2020s | 82.1% | 71.5% | 10.6% | 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 MDG: Caribbean?
- Cuba, at 81.1% against 71.2% in MDG: Caribbean as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between Cuba and MDG: Caribbean?
- 9.9%, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and MDG: Caribbean?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and MDG: Caribbean rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- Cuba ranks 86th and MDG: Caribbean ranks 88th 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
February 2026 Data Release