Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Cuba
Cuba: Teachers in primary education, female (number) was 64,868 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Cuba, 1974–2019
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.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Cuba, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 43,401 number | — |
| 1975 | 47,600 number | +9.7% |
| 1976 | 55,543 number | +16.7% |
| 1979 | 63,593 number | +14.5% |
| 1980 | 64,092 number | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 63,339 number | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 63,761 number | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 63,710 number | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 64,105 number | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 61,646 number | -3.8% |
| 1986 | 59,359 number | -3.7% |
| 1987 | 58,342 number | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 57,320 number | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 57,149 number | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 56,072 number | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 55,987 number | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 57,870 number | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 59,400 number | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 59,646 number | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 60,288 number | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 72,628 number | +20.5% |
| 1997 | 75,365 number | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 83,720 number | +11.1% |
| 1999 | 71,716 number | -14.3% |
| 2000 | 75,673 number | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 78,135 number | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 67,357 number | -13.8% |
| 2004 | 68,067 number | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 67,432 number | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 68,742 number | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 69,726 number | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 69,425 number | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 71,637 number | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 72,667 number | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 70,978 number | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 69,605 number | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 68,045 number | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 67,231 number | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 68,638 number | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 67,910 number | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 67,003 number | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 65,304 number | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 64,868 number | -0.7% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 64,868 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23,661 number, 2.7× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 64,868 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14,524 number, 4.5× the median. (38 countries reporting)
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
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.72 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.32 (2024)
- 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)
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.