Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Cuba
Cuba: Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes was 36,323 number in 2019. ▬ Flat
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Cuba, 1996–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 36,323 number for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 5.8% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Cuba peaked at 46,566 number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 36,323 number, in 2019.
That places Cuba 52nd out of 141 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Cuba, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 37,256 number | — |
| 1997 | 37,256 number | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 40,874 number | +9.7% |
| 1999 | 39,575 number | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 39,524 number | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 44,029 number | +11.4% |
| 2002 | 43,301 number | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 39,893 number | -7.9% |
| 2004 | 43,767 number | +9.7% |
| 2005 | 46,352 number | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 46,355 number | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 45,647 number | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 45,063 number | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 43,477 number | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 40,821 number | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 40,145 number | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 45,117 number | +12.4% |
| 2013 | 46,064 number | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 46,566 number | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 43,203 number | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 41,145 number | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 40,390 number | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 38,560 number | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 36,323 number | -5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38,740 number | 37,256 number | 40,874 number | 4 |
| 2000s | 43,741 number | 39,524 number | 46,355 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 41,833 number | 36,323 number | 46,566 number | 10 |
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More education data for Cuba
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 82,575 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Cuba?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Cuba was 36,323 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 46,566 number in 2014.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 36,323 number in 2019.
- How does Cuba rank for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Cuba ranks 52nd out of 141 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private lower secondary education institutions (ISCED 2). 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.