Teachers in secondary education, female (number) in Cuba
Cuba: Teachers in secondary education, female (number) was 51,307 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in secondary education, female in Cuba, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in secondary education, female in Cuba is 51,307, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 6.3% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, female in Cuba peaked at 57,965 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 16,412, in 1975.
Cuba ranks 60th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Teachers in secondary education, female (number) in Cuba, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 16,412 | — |
| 1976 | 20,032 | +22.1% |
| 1977 | 26,378 | +31.7% |
| 1981 | 40,145 | +52.2% |
| 1982 | 40,898 | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 41,945 | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 42,285 | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 46,475 | +9.9% |
| 1986 | 48,444 | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 51,537 | +6.4% |
| 1988 | 53,417 | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 55,588 | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 54,746 | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 51,112 | -6.6% |
| 1992 | 44,582 | -12.8% |
| 1993 | 45,679 | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 43,302 | -5.2% |
| 1995 | 35,244 | -18.6% |
| 1996 | 39,025 | +10.7% |
| 1997 | 40,016 | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 39,208 | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 40,088 | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 44,960 | +12.2% |
| 2002 | 44,620 | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 45,505 | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 47,272 | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 47,037 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 49,664 | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 52,221 | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 48,812 | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 47,345 | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 47,432 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 48,732 | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 53,031 | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 56,359 | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 57,096 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 57,965 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 55,395 | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 54,843 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 52,354 | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 51,826 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 52,512 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 55,622 | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 56,278 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 54,784 | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 51,307 | -6.3% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 51,307 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 24,041, 2.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 51,307 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7,967, 6.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in secondary education, female (number) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +52.2% | 26,378 | 40,145 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20,941 | 16,412 | 26,378 | 3 |
| 1980s | 46,748 | 40,145 | 55,588 | 9 |
| 1990s | 43,657 | 35,244 | 54,746 | 9 |
| 2000s | 46,752 | 40,088 | 52,221 | 10 |
| 2010s | 53,503 | 47,432 | 57,965 | 10 |
| 2020s | 54,101 | 51,307 | 56,278 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
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 teachers in secondary education, female in Cuba?
- Teachers in secondary education, female in Cuba was 51,307 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in secondary education, female recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 57,965 in 2015.
- What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, female recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,412 in 1975.
- How does Cuba rank for teachers in secondary education, female?
- Cuba ranks 60th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in secondary education, female rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. 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 secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release