Percentage of teachers in ISCED 6, 7, and 8 who are female in Cuba
Cuba: Percentage of teachers in ISCED 6, 7, and 8 who are female was 61.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in ISCED 6, 7, and 8 who are female in Cuba, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 61.7% for percentage of teachers in isced 6, 7, and 8 who are female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in isced 6, 7, and 8 who are female in Cuba peaked at 61.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 45.6%, in 2004.
That places Cuba 4th out of 87 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in ISCED 6, 7, and 8 who are female in Cuba, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 47.7% | — |
| 2000 | 48.0% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 45.6% | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 58.8% | +28.9% |
| 2006 | 57.6% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 55.8% | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 58.7% | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 59.4% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 60.2% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 52.2% | -13.3% |
| 2014 | 53.8% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 55.7% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 57.0% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 57.9% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 58.6% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 59.0% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 59.1% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 60.2% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 61.7% | +2.5% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 61.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50.1%, 1.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 61.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 45.8%, 1.3× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of teachers in ISCED 6, 7, and 8 who are female in Cuba changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +28.9% | 45.6% | 58.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.7% | 47.7% | 47.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 54.9% | 45.6% | 59.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 56.8% | 52.2% | 60.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 60.3% | 59.1% | 61.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 1 Myanmar 85.2% compare
- 2 Kazakhstan 66.0% compare
- 3 Cayman Islands 65.4% compare
- 5 Kyrgyzstan 60.0% compare
- 6 Malaysia 57.8% compare
- 7 Armenia 57.7% compare
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 percentage of teachers in isced 6, 7, and 8 who are female in Cuba?
- Percentage of teachers in isced 6, 7, and 8 who are female in Cuba was 61.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in isced 6, 7, and 8 who are female recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 61.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in isced 6, 7, and 8 who are female recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.6% in 2004.
- How does Cuba rank for percentage of teachers in isced 6, 7, and 8 who are female?
- Cuba ranks 4th out of 87 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in isced 6, 7, and 8 who are female rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. 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, published as part of Percentage of teachers in ISCED 6, 7, and 8 who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release