Share of primary school teachers who are women in Cuba
Cuba: Share of primary school teachers who are women was 81.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
81.1%
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
86th
of 212 countries
All-time high
91.7%
in 1998
All-time low
63.9%
in 1974
Years of data
48
1974–2024
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Cuba, 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of primary school teachers who are women in Cuba stood at 81.1%.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary school teachers who are women in Cuba peaked at 91.7% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 63.9%, in 1974.
Cuba ranks 86th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Cuba, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 63.9% | — |
| 1975 | 64.1% | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 71.7% | +11.8% |
| 1979 | 73.3% | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 74.1% | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 75.4% | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 76.7% | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 76.4% | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 76.8% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 77.4% | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 77.0% | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 77.5% | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 77.6% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 78.1% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 78.0% | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 78.9% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 77.8% | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 78.0% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 78.3% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 81.2% | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 80.2% | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 81.2% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 91.7% | +12.9% |
| 1999 | 78.6% | -14.3% |
| 2000 | 83.2% | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 83.3% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 77.7% | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 76.9% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 77.7% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 77.1% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 76.2% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 76.6% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 77.9% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 77.8% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 78.1% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 78.5% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 79.9% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 79.8% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 81.9% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 80.7% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 80.6% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 80.7% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 80.6% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 82.5% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 81.2% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 82.8% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 83.1% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 81.1% | -2.4% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 81.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 79.4%, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 81.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 81.2%, 100% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 68.3% | 63.9% | 73.3% | 4 |
| 1980s | 76.7% | 74.1% | 78.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 80.4% | 77.8% | 91.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.5% | 76.2% | 83.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 79.9% | 77.8% | 81.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.1% | 81.1% | 83.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More education data for Cuba
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 78,576 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 4,635 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 171,121 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 162,406 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 662,491 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 698,052 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -3.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0636 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary school teachers who are women in Cuba?
- Share of primary school teachers who are women in Cuba was 81.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 91.7% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.9% in 1974.
- How does Cuba rank for share of primary school teachers who are women?
- Cuba ranks 86th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of primary school teachers who are women rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary school teachers who are women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female teachers among all teachers at the primary education level during a given school year.