Kuwait vs UIS: East Asia and the Pacific: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female
Kuwait
27.3%
in 2004
UIS: East Asia and the Pacific
40.5%
in 2013
Kuwait rank
141st
UIS: East Asia and the Pacific rank
138th
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female over time
- Kuwait
- UIS: East Asia and the Pacific
How they compare
UIS: East Asia and the Pacific currently reports 40.5% against 27.3% in Kuwait, a difference of 13.2%.
That makes UIS: East Asia and the Pacific's figure about 1.5 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1971 it was UIS: East Asia and the Pacific ahead.
Kuwait ranks 141st and UIS: East Asia and the Pacific ranks 138th of 172 countries.
UIS: East Asia and the Pacific has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | UIS: East Asia and the Pacific | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.0% | 21.2% | 0.2% | UIS: East Asia and the Pacific |
| 1980s | 22.4% | 24.7% | 2.3% | UIS: East Asia and the Pacific |
| 1990s | 19.6% | 28.8% | 9.3% | UIS: East Asia and the Pacific |
| 2000s | 27.3% | 36.2% | 8.8% | UIS: East Asia and the Pacific |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female, Kuwait or UIS: East Asia and the Pacific?
- UIS: East Asia and the Pacific, at 40.5% against 27.3% in Kuwait as of 2013.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female between Kuwait and UIS: East Asia and the Pacific?
- 13.2%, with UIS: East Asia and the Pacific ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and UIS: East Asia and the Pacific?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2004.
- How do Kuwait and UIS: East Asia and the Pacific rank globally for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- Kuwait ranks 141st and UIS: East Asia and the Pacific ranks 138th of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release