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

Cuba, at 64,868 number against 61,665 number in Ecuador as of 2019.

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

37 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.

Cuba vs Ecuador: Teachers in primary education, female

Cuba

64,868 number

in 2019

Ecuador

61,665 number

in 2018

Cuba rank

55th

Ecuador rank

56th

Teachers in primary education, female over time

Cuba
Ecuador

How they compare

Cuba currently reports 64,868 number against 61,665 number in Ecuador, a difference of 3,203 number.

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

Across all 37 years both countries report, Cuba has been ahead every year.

Cuba ranks 55th and Ecuador ranks 56th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cuba	Ecuador	Difference	Ahead
1970s	52,534 number	21,214 number	31,321 number	Cuba
1980s	61,742 number	32,080 number	29,661 number	Cuba
1990s	68,966 number	47,639 number	21,327 number	Cuba
2000s	70,846 number	60,393 number	10,453 number	Cuba
2010s	68,598 number	64,144 number	4,454 number	Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, female, Cuba or Ecuador?: Cuba, at 64,868 number against 61,665 number in Ecuador as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female between Cuba and Ecuador?: 3,203 number, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Ecuador?: 37 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2018.
How do Cuba and Ecuador rank globally for teachers in primary education, female?: Cuba ranks 55th and Ecuador ranks 56th 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.