In the academic year 2020/2021, the number of teachers in Cuba amounted to nearly 249,000, down from over 295,06 recorded a year earlier. This represents a decrease of nearly 16 percent and it is the lowest amount of teaching staff reported since the beginning of the indicated period. Furthermore, the number of schools in the Caribbean country has also decreased for the first time since 2014/2015. Education in the country is mandatory for children between the age of six and 15 years.
Number of teachers in Cuba from academic year 2014/2015 to 2020/2021
(in 1,000s)
Academic year starts in September and ends in July.
Includes teaching staff working in pre-schools, elementary schools, secondary schools, schools for adults, special schools, art schools, sports schools, and tertiary education institutions,
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Oficina Nacional de Estadística e Información (Cuba). (November 11, 2021). Number of teachers in Cuba from academic year 2014/2015 to 2020/2021 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1081655/cuba-teaching-staff/
Oficina Nacional de Estadística e Información (Cuba). "Number of teachers in Cuba from academic year 2014/2015 to 2020/2021 (in 1,000s)." Chart. November 11, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1081655/cuba-teaching-staff/
Oficina Nacional de Estadística e Información (Cuba). (2021). Number of teachers in Cuba from academic year 2014/2015 to 2020/2021 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1081655/cuba-teaching-staff/
Oficina Nacional de Estadística e Información (Cuba). "Number of Teachers in Cuba from Academic Year 2014/2015 to 2020/2021 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Nov 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1081655/cuba-teaching-staff/
Oficina Nacional de Estadística e Información (Cuba), Number of teachers in Cuba from academic year 2014/2015 to 2020/2021 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1081655/cuba-teaching-staff/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Number of teachers in Cuba from academic year 2014/2015 to 2020/2021 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Oficina Nacional de Estadística e Información (Cuba), November 11, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1081655/cuba-teaching-staff/