Which has higher teachers in primary education, female, Belgium or Cuba?

Cuba, at 64,868 number against 60,286 number in Belgium as of 2019.

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

22 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

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

Belgium vs Cuba: Teachers in primary education, female

Belgium

60,286 number

in 2018

Cuba

64,868 number

in 2019

Belgium rank

57th

Cuba rank

55th

Teachers in primary education, female over time

Belgium
Cuba

How they compare

Cuba currently reports 64,868 number against 60,286 number in Belgium, a difference of 4,582 number.

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

Across all 22 years both countries report, Cuba has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 57th and Cuba ranks 55th of 196 countries.

Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Cuba	Difference	Ahead
1970s	27,266 number	54,179 number	26,913 number	Cuba
1980s	26,290 number	62,508 number	36,218 number	Cuba
1990s	43,172 number	59,523 number	16,350 number	Cuba
2000s	52,049 number	69,498 number	17,449 number	Cuba
2010s	56,437 number	68,598 number	12,161 number	Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, female, Belgium or Cuba?: Cuba, at 64,868 number against 60,286 number in Belgium as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female between Belgium and Cuba?: 4,582 number, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Cuba?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2018.
How do Belgium and Cuba rank globally for teachers in primary education, female?: Belgium ranks 57th and Cuba ranks 55th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in primary 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 primary education, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 241 places, 7,410 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Total number of female teachers in public and private primary education institutions. 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.