Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Cuba
Cuba: Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes was 43,373 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Cuba, 1996–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 43,373 number for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in 2019.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Cuba peaked at 48,722 number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 22,950 number, in 1998.
Cuba ranks 44th of 134 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Cuba, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 36,883 number | — |
| 1997 | 32,863 number | -10.9% |
| 1998 | 22,950 number | -30.2% |
| 1999 | 25,277 number | +10.1% |
| 2000 | 26,598 number | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 29,598 number | +11.3% |
| 2002 | 33,740 number | +14.0% |
| 2003 | 40,479 number | +20.0% |
| 2004 | 40,700 number | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 38,475 number | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 42,181 number | +9.6% |
| 2007 | 47,664 number | +13.0% |
| 2008 | 44,432 number | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 42,480 number | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 44,655 number | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 48,171 number | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 47,950 number | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 48,722 number | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 46,937 number | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 48,086 number | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 47,296 number | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 45,706 number | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 43,989 number | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 43,373 number | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29,493 number | 22,950 number | 36,883 number | 4 |
| 2000s | 38,635 number | 26,598 number | 47,664 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 46,488 number | 43,373 number | 48,722 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More education data for Cuba
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Cuba?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Cuba was 43,373 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 48,722 number in 2013.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 22,950 number in 1998.
- How does Cuba rank for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Cuba ranks 44th out of 134 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. 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 upper 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 upper secondary education institutions (ISCED 3). 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.