Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Cuba or Denmark?

Cuba, at 15,635 number against 14,705 number in Denmark as of 2019.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Denmark?

12 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cuba vs Denmark: Teachers in primary education, male

Cuba

15,635 number

in 2019

Denmark

14,705 number

in 2018

Cuba rank

76th

Denmark rank

78th

Teachers in primary education, male over time

Cuba
Denmark

How they compare

Cuba currently reports 15,635 number against 14,705 number in Denmark, a difference of 930 number.

That makes Cuba's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Cuba ahead.

Cuba ranks 76th and Denmark ranks 78th of 196 countries.

Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cuba	Denmark	Difference	Ahead
1980s	17,549 number	14,980 number	2,569 number	Cuba
1990s	14,868 number	13,742 number	1,126 number	Cuba
2000s	15,435 number	14,004 number	1,430 number	Cuba
2010s	16,298 number	14,070 number	2,228 number	Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Cuba or Denmark?: Cuba, at 15,635 number against 14,705 number in Denmark as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Cuba and Denmark?: 930 number, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Denmark?: 12 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2018.
How do Cuba and Denmark rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?: Cuba ranks 76th and Denmark ranks 78th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Teachers in primary education, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 241 places, 7,382 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Total number of male 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. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/