Cuba - Primary education, teachers (% female)

Primary education, teachers (% female) in Cuba was 82.46 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 46 years was 91.69 in 1998, while its lowest value was 63.93 in 1974.

Definition: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1974 63.93
1975 64.12
1976 71.69
1979 73.32
1980 74.08
1981 75.37
1982 76.72
1983 76.43
1984 76.84
1985 77.44
1986 76.98
1987 77.51
1988 77.59
1989 78.06
1990 78.00
1991 78.90
1992 77.83
1993 77.99
1994 78.28
1995 81.22
1996 80.19
1997 81.19
1998 91.69
1999 78.62
2000 83.23
2001 83.34
2003 77.74
2004 76.91
2005 77.66
2006 77.08
2007 76.18
2008 76.56
2009 77.85
2010 77.79
2011 78.07
2012 78.47
2013 79.86
2014 79.84
2015 81.91
2016 80.75
2017 80.61
2018 80.70
2019 80.58
2020 82.46

Development Relevance: The share of female teachers shows the level of gender representation in the teaching force. A value of greater than 50% indicates more opportunities or preference for women to participate in teaching activities. Women teachers are important as they serve as role models to girls and help to attract and retain girls in school.

Other Notes: Data retrieved via API in March 2019. For detailed information on the observation level (e.g. National Estimation, UIS Estimation, or Category not applicable), please visit UIS.Stat (http://data.uis.unesco.org/).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: The share of female teachers in primary education is calculated by dividing the total number of female teachers at primary level of education by the total number of teachers at the same level, and multiplying by 100. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs