Cuba vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Primary education, teachers, per capita

Cuba
0.0075 units per person
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.004 units per person
in 2024
Cuba rank
27th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
26th

Primary education, teachers, per capita over time

  • Cuba
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Cuba currently reports 0.0075 units per person against 0.004 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0035 units per person.

That makes Cuba's figure about 1.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 53 years both countries report, Cuba has been ahead every year.

Cuba ranks 27th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 26th of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0076 units per person 0.0028 units per person 0.0048 units per person Cuba
1980s 0.0079 units per person 0.0035 units per person 0.0044 units per person Cuba
1990s 0.0074 units per person 0.0032 units per person 0.0042 units per person Cuba
2000s 0.008 units per person 0.0034 units per person 0.0046 units per person Cuba
2010s 0.0076 units per person 0.0041 units per person 0.0035 units per person Cuba
2020s 0.0078 units per person 0.0041 units per person 0.0037 units per person Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, teachers, per capita, Cuba or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Cuba, at 0.0075 units per person against 0.004 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, teachers, per capita between Cuba and Sub-Saharan Africa?
0.0035 units per person, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Sub-Saharan Africa?
53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Cuba and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for primary education, teachers, per capita?
Cuba ranks 27th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 26th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, teachers, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 9,469 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.