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

Ecuador, at 17,976 number against 15,635 number in Cuba as of 2018.

What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Cuba and Ecuador?

2,341 number, with Ecuador ahead.

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

37 years are reported by both, from 1974 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 Ecuador: Teachers in primary education, male

Cuba

15,635 number

in 2019

Ecuador

17,976 number

in 2018

Cuba rank

76th

Ecuador rank

73rd

Teachers in primary education, male over time

Cuba
Ecuador

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 17,976 number against 15,635 number in Cuba, a difference of 2,341 number.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 37 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Cuba ahead.

Cuba ranks 76th and Ecuador ranks 73rd of 196 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 2 and Ecuador in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cuba	Ecuador	Difference	Ahead
1970s	24,050 number	11,428 number	12,622 number	Cuba
1980s	18,961 number	17,207 number	1,754 number	Cuba
1990s	15,676 number	23,218 number	7,542 number	Ecuador
2000s	19,075 number	26,428 number	7,353 number	Ecuador
2010s	17,445 number	22,219 number	4,773 number	Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Cuba or Ecuador?: Ecuador, at 17,976 number against 15,635 number in Cuba as of 2018.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Cuba and Ecuador?: 2,341 number, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Ecuador?: 37 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2018.
How do Cuba and Ecuador rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?: Cuba ranks 76th and Ecuador ranks 73rd 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/