How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Kuwait?

14 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Finland vs Kuwait: Teachers in lower secondary education, female

Finland

15,172 number

in 2018

Kuwait

15,401 number

in 2019

Finland rank

65th

Kuwait rank

64th

Teachers in lower secondary education, female over time

Finland
Kuwait

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 15,401 number against 15,172 number in Finland, a difference of 229 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 65th and Kuwait ranks 64th of 138 countries.

Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Finland	Kuwait	Difference	Ahead
1990s	13,687 number	6,200 number	7,488 number	Finland
2000s	13,979 number	7,312 number	6,667 number	Finland
2010s	14,898 number	13,604 number	1,294 number	Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in lower secondary education, female, Finland or Kuwait?: Kuwait, at 15,401 number against 15,172 number in Finland as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in lower secondary education, female between Finland and Kuwait?: 229 number, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Kuwait?: 14 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Finland and Kuwait rank globally for teachers in lower secondary education, female?: Finland ranks 65th and Kuwait ranks 64th of 138 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 183 places, 2,960 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Total number of female teachers in public and private lower secondary education institutions (ISCED 2). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.