Kuwait vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Primary education, teachers, per capita

Kuwait
0.0075 units per person
in 2021
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.004 units per person
in 2024
Kuwait rank
28th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
26th

Primary education, teachers, per capita over time

  • Kuwait
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 0.0075 units per person against 0.004 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0035 units per person.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.

Kuwait ranks 28th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 26th of 204 countries.

Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0051 units per person 0.0028 units per person 0.0023 units per person Kuwait
1980s 0.0049 units per person 0.0035 units per person 0.0014 units per person Kuwait
1990s 0.0053 units per person 0.0032 units per person 0.0021 units per person Kuwait
2000s 0.0069 units per person 0.0034 units per person 0.0035 units per person Kuwait
2010s 0.0078 units per person 0.0041 units per person 0.0038 units per person Kuwait
2020s 0.0076 units per person 0.0042 units per person 0.0035 units per person Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, teachers, per capita, Kuwait or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Kuwait, at 0.0075 units per person against 0.004 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2021.
What is the difference in primary education, teachers, per capita between Kuwait and Sub-Saharan Africa?
0.0035 units per person, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Sub-Saharan Africa?
51 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2021.
How do Kuwait and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for primary education, teachers, per capita?
Kuwait ranks 28th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 26th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, teachers, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 9,469 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.