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

Cuba, at 64,868 number against 56,697 number in Sweden as of 2019.

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

28 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 Sweden: Teachers in primary education, female

Cuba

64,868 number

in 2019

Sweden

56,697 number

in 2018

Cuba rank

55th

Sweden rank

58th

Teachers in primary education, female over time

Cuba
Sweden

How they compare

Cuba currently reports 64,868 number against 56,697 number in Sweden, a difference of 8,171 number.

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

Across all 28 years both countries report, Cuba has been ahead every year.

Cuba ranks 55th and Sweden ranks 58th of 196 countries.

Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cuba	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1970s	48,848 number	31,476 number	17,372 number	Cuba
1990s	68,966 number	47,184 number	21,783 number	Cuba
2000s	70,688 number	52,481 number	18,208 number	Cuba
2010s	68,598 number	51,235 number	17,363 number	Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, female, Cuba or Sweden?: Cuba, at 64,868 number against 56,697 number in Sweden as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female between Cuba and Sweden?: 8,171 number, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Sweden?: 28 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2018.
How do Cuba and Sweden rank globally for teachers in primary education, female?: Cuba ranks 55th and Sweden ranks 58th 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.