Kuwait vs WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female
Kuwait
56.6%
in 2021
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
53.7%
in 2024
Kuwait rank
86th
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank
83rd
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female over time
- Kuwait
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 56.6% against 53.7% in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), a difference of 2.9%.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)'s.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1998 it was WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ahead.
Kuwait ranks 86th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 83rd of 153 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 2 and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.1% | 55.5% | 2.4% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) |
| 2000s | 53.0% | 54.5% | 1.5% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) |
| 2010s | 54.6% | 52.5% | 2.2% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 56.6% | 53.0% | 3.6% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female, Kuwait or WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Kuwait, at 56.6% against 53.7% in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) as of 2021.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female between Kuwait and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- 2.9%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2021.
- How do Kuwait and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank globally for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- Kuwait ranks 86th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 83rd of 153 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in upper secondary 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