Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Cuba
Cuba: Teachers in upper secondary education, female was 26,074 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Cuba, 1996–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in upper secondary education, female in Cuba is 26,074 number, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, female in Cuba peaked at 27,459 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 11,189 number, in 1998.
That places Cuba 38th out of 131 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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, female in Cuba, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 14,236 number | — |
| 1997 | 14,338 number | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 11,189 number | -22.0% |
| 1999 | 12,327 number | +10.2% |
| 2000 | 13,083 number | +6.1% |
| 2001 | 15,419 number | +17.9% |
| 2002 | 15,735 number | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 18,733 number | +19.1% |
| 2004 | 18,755 number | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 17,552 number | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 20,152 number | +14.8% |
| 2007 | 23,102 number | +14.6% |
| 2008 | 21,238 number | -8.1% |
| 2009 | 20,490 number | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 21,824 number | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 23,949 number | +9.7% |
| 2012 | 24,711 number | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 25,853 number | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 25,853 number | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 27,459 number | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 26,794 number | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 26,309 number | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 25,215 number | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 26,074 number | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13,022 number | 11,189 number | 14,338 number | 4 |
| 2000s | 18,426 number | 13,083 number | 23,102 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 25,404 number | 21,824 number | 27,459 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 98.11 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 98.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, female in Cuba?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Cuba was 26,074 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 27,459 number in 2015.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,189 number in 1998.
- How does Cuba rank for teachers in upper secondary education, female?
- Cuba ranks 38th out of 131 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.3%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female 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.