Kuwait vs Syria: Primary education, teachers

Kuwait
90.4%
in 2021
Syria
90.5%
in 2024
Kuwait rank
30th
Syria rank
29th

Primary education, teachers over time

  • Kuwait
  • Syria
020406080100197119972024

How they compare

Syria currently reports 90.5% against 90.4% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Kuwait ahead.

Kuwait ranks 30th and Syria ranks 29th of 200 countries.

Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Syria Difference Ahead
1970s 55.5% 44.0% 11.5% Kuwait
1980s 62.8% 58.6% 4.2% Kuwait
1990s 66.0% 64.4% 1.6% Kuwait
2000s 76.8% 68.1% 8.7% Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, teachers, Kuwait or Syria?
Syria, at 90.5% against 90.4% in Kuwait as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, teachers between Kuwait and Syria?
0.1%, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Syria?
31 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2002.
How do Kuwait and Syria rank globally for primary education, teachers?
Kuwait ranks 30th and Syria ranks 29th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Primary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Primary education, teachers (% female)
Unit
% female
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
245 places, 8,480 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.