Teachers in primary education, female in Cuba
Cuba: Teachers in primary education, female was 64,868 number in 2019. β² Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Cuba, 1974β2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, female in Cuba is 64,868 number, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Cuba peaked at 83,720 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 43,401 number, in 1974.
Cuba ranks 55th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 52,534 number | 43,401 number | 63,593 number | 4 |
| 1980s | 61,282 number | 57,149 number | 64,105 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 65,269 number | 55,987 number | 83,720 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 70,688 number | 67,357 number | 78,135 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 68,225 number | 64,868 number | 72,667 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More education data for Cuba
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 98.1% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0075 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in Cuba?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Cuba was 64,868 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 83,720 number in 1998.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 43,401 number in 1974.
- How does Cuba rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Cuba ranks 55th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. 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 Teachers in primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.