Teachers in primary education, male in Cuba

Cuba: Teachers in primary education, male was 15,635 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
15,635 number
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
76th
of 196 countries
All-time high
26,637 number
in 1975
All-time low
7,590 number
in 1998
Years of data
43
1974–2019

Teachers in primary education, male in Cuba, 1974–2019

10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k1974199620191974: 24.5k number1975: 26.6k number1976: 21.9k number1979: 23.1k number1980: 22.4k number1981: 20.7k number1982: 19.4k number1983: 19.6k number1984: 19.3k number1985: 18.0k number1986: 17.8k number1987: 16.9k number1988: 16.6k number1989: 16.1k number1990: 15.8k number1991: 15.0k number1992: 16.5k number1993: 16.8k number1994: 16.5k number1995: 13.9k number1996: 17.9k number1997: 17.5k number1998: 7.6k number1999: 19.5k number2000: 15.2k number2001: 15.6k number2003: 19.3k number2004: 20.4k number2005: 19.4k number2006: 20.4k number2007: 21.8k number2008: 21.3k number2009: 20.4k number2010: 20.7k number2011: 19.9k number2012: 19.1k number2013: 17.2k number2014: 17.0k number2015: 15.2k number2016: 16.2k number2017: 16.1k number2018: 15.6k number2019: 15.6k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Cuba recorded 15,635 number for teachers in primary education, male in 2019.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 23.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in Cuba peaked at 26,637 number in 1975 and was at its lowest, 7,590 number, in 1998.

That places Cuba 76th out of 196 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 43 years of available data.

Teachers in primary education, male in Cuba, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, male (number) in Cuba, 1974 to 2019.
Year number Change
1974 24,490 number
1975 26,637 number +8.8%
1976 21,929 number -17.7%
1979 23,145 number +5.5%
1980 22,427 number -3.1%
1981 20,702 number -7.7%
1982 19,352 number -6.5%
1983 19,648 number +1.5%
1984 19,319 number -1.7%
1985 17,964 number -7.0%
1986 17,752 number -1.2%
1987 16,931 number -4.6%
1988 16,554 number -2.2%
1989 16,067 number -2.9%
1990 15,815 number -1.6%
1991 14,975 number -5.3%
1992 16,484 number +10.1%
1993 16,761 number +1.7%
1994 16,547 number -1.3%
1995 13,937 number -15.8%
1996 17,937 number +28.7%
1997 17,455 number -2.7%
1998 7,590 number -56.5%
1999 19,504 number +157.0%
2000 15,247 number -21.8%
2001 15,623 number +2.5%
2003 19,284 number +23.4%
2004 20,431 number +5.9%
2005 19,395 number -5.1%
2006 20,439 number +5.4%
2007 21,804 number +6.7%
2008 21,252 number -2.5%
2009 20,379 number -4.1%
2010 20,747 number +1.8%
2011 19,940 number -3.9%
2012 19,094 number -4.2%
2013 17,157 number -10.1%
2014 16,978 number -1.0%
2015 15,160 number -10.7%
2016 16,191 number +6.8%
2017 16,122 number -0.4%
2018 15,618 number -3.1%
2019 15,635 number +0.1%

Cuba compared with similar countries

  • Cuba's 15,635 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4,158 number, 3.8× the median. (54 countries reporting)
  • Cuba's 15,635 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3,154 number, 5.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Teachers in primary education, male in Cuba changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1999 +157.0% 7,590 number 19,504 number
1998 -56.5% 17,455 number 7,590 number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 24,050 number 21,929 number 26,637 number 4
1980s 18,672 number 16,067 number 22,427 number 10
1990s 15,700 number 7,590 number 19,504 number 10
2000s 19,317 number 15,247 number 21,804 number 9
2010s 17,264 number 15,160 number 20,747 number 10

Countries ranked near Cuba

  1. 73 Ecuador 17,976 number compare
  2. 74 Chile 16,882 number compare
  3. 75 Laos 16,693 number compare
  4. 77 Jordan 15,510 number compare
  5. 78 Denmark 14,705 number compare
  6. 79 Norway 13,463 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male in Cuba?
Teachers in primary education, male in Cuba was 15,635 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Cuba?
The highest recorded value was 26,637 number in 1975.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Cuba?
The lowest recorded value was 7,590 number in 1998.
How does Cuba rank for teachers in primary education, male?
Cuba ranks 76th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Cuba?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Cuba data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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
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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/