Which has higher teachers in lower secondary education, female, Cuba or Portugal?

Portugal, at 28,753 number against 25,752 number in Cuba as of 2018.

What is the difference in teachers in lower secondary education, female between Cuba and Portugal?

3,001 number, with Portugal ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Portugal?

17 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cuba vs Portugal: Teachers in lower secondary education, female

Cuba

25,752 number

in 2019

Portugal

28,753 number

in 2018

Cuba rank

42nd

Portugal rank

39th

Teachers in lower secondary education, female over time

Cuba
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 28,753 number against 25,752 number in Cuba, a difference of 3,001 number.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Cuba's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Cuba ahead.

Cuba ranks 42nd and Portugal ranks 39th of 138 countries.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cuba	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
2000s	28,112 number	30,471 number	2,359 number	Portugal
2010s	28,360 number	29,765 number	1,405 number	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in lower secondary education, female, Cuba or Portugal?: Portugal, at 28,753 number against 25,752 number in Cuba as of 2018.
What is the difference in teachers in lower secondary education, female between Cuba and Portugal?: 3,001 number, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Portugal?: 17 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2018.
How do Cuba and Portugal rank globally for teachers in lower secondary education, female?: Cuba ranks 42nd and Portugal ranks 39th of 138 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 183 places, 2,960 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Total number of female teachers in public and private lower secondary education institutions (ISCED 2). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.