Estonia vs Kuwait: Share of primary school teachers who are women
Estonia
89.8%
in 2024
Kuwait
90.4%
in 2021
Estonia rank
35th
Kuwait rank
33rd
Share of primary school teachers who are women over time
- Estonia
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 90.4% against 89.8% in Estonia, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Estonia ahead.
Estonia ranks 35th and Kuwait ranks 33rd of 212 countries.
Estonia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.7% | 71.9% | 18.9% | Estonia |
| 2000s | 90.4% | 84.3% | 6.1% | Estonia |
| 2010s | 91.4% | 90.0% | 1.4% | Estonia |
| 2020s | 90.2% | 90.1% | 0.1% | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary school teachers who are women, Estonia or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 90.4% against 89.8% in Estonia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in share of primary school teachers who are women between Estonia and Kuwait?
- 0.6%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Kuwait?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2021.
- How do Estonia and Kuwait rank globally for share of primary school teachers who are women?
- Estonia ranks 35th and Kuwait ranks 33rd of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of primary school teachers who are women. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of female teachers among all teachers at the primary education level during a given school year.