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

Laos, at 16,693 number against 15,635 number in Cuba as of 2019.

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

37 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2019.

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 Laos: Teachers in primary education, male

Cuba

15,635 number

in 2019

Laos

16,693 number

in 2019

Cuba rank

76th

Laos rank

75th

Teachers in primary education, male over time

Cuba
Laos

How they compare

Laos currently reports 16,693 number against 15,635 number in Cuba, a difference of 1,058 number.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Cuba ahead.

Cuba ranks 76th and Laos ranks 75th of 196 countries.

Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cuba	Laos	Difference	Ahead
1970s	23,145 number	10,139 number	13,006 number	Cuba
1980s	19,195 number	12,177 number	7,018 number	Cuba
1990s	15,700 number	13,694 number	2,007 number	Cuba
2000s	19,317 number	15,510 number	3,807 number	Cuba
2010s	17,264 number	16,693 number	571.3 number	Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Cuba or Laos?: Laos, at 16,693 number against 15,635 number in Cuba as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Cuba and Laos?: 1,058 number, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Laos?: 37 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2019.
How do Cuba and Laos rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?: Cuba ranks 76th and Laos ranks 75th 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/