Primary education, teachers in Cuba
Cuba: Primary education, teachers was 81.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Cuba, 1974–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 81.1% for primary education, teachers in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Cuba peaked at 91.7% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 63.9%, in 1974.
That places Cuba 81st out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 68.3% | 63.9% | 73.3% | 4 |
| 1980s | 76.7% | 74.1% | 78.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 80.4% | 77.8% | 91.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.5% | 76.2% | 83.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 79.9% | 77.8% | 81.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.1% | 81.1% | 83.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More education data for Cuba
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.9% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 98.1% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 82,575 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.6% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 98.6% (2024)
- Labor force, total 4.86 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 39.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in Cuba?
- Primary education, teachers in Cuba was 81.1% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 91.7% in 1998.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.9% in 1974.
- How does Cuba rank for primary education, teachers?
- Cuba ranks 81st out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.