Proportion of teachers with the minimum … teachers lower both sexes in Cuba
Cuba: Proportion of teachers with the minimum … teachers lower both sexes was 100.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 86 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2005
All-time low
77.0%
in 2004
Years of data
25
1999–2023
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Cuba, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Cuba stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Cuba peaked at 100.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 77.0%, in 2004.
That places Cuba 1st out of 86 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum … teachers lower both sexes in Cuba, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 94.6% | — |
| 2000 | 86.6% | -8.4% |
| 2001 | 94.5% | +9.0% |
| 2002 | 85.8% | -9.2% |
| 2003 | 84.0% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 77.0% | -8.3% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +29.9% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 100.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 90.6%, 1.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 100.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 81.9%, 1.2× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 94.6% | 94.6% | 94.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 92.8% | 77.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 1 Andorra 100.0% compare
- 1 United Arab Emirates 100.0% compare
- 1 Bahrain 100.0% compare
- 1 Bermuda 100.0% compare
- 1 Bhutan 100.0% compare
- 1 Cook Islands 100.0% compare
- 1 Cayman Islands 100.0% compare
- 1 Cyprus 100.0% compare
- 1 Dominican Republic 100.0% compare
- 1 Spain 100.0% compare
- 1 Gibraltar 100.0% compare
- 1 Croatia 100.0% compare
- 1 Iran 100.0% compare
- 1 Jordan 100.0% compare
- 1 Kenya 100.0% compare
- 1 Cambodia 100.0% compare
- 1 South Korea 100.0% compare
- 1 Kuwait 100.0% compare
- 1 Latvia 100.0% compare
- 1 Morocco 100.0% compare
- 1 Moldova 100.0% compare
- 1 Oman 100.0% compare
- 1 Philippines 100.0% compare
- 1 Palestine 100.0% compare
- 1 Qatar 100.0% compare
- 1 Saudi Arabia 100.0% compare
- 1 San Marino 100.0% compare
- 1 Thailand 100.0% compare
- 1 United States 100.0% compare
- 1 Uzbekistan 100.0% 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 proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Cuba?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Cuba was 100.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.0% in 2004.
- How does Cuba rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Cuba ranks 1st out of 86 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in lower secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release