Share of primary school teachers who are women in Kuwait
Kuwait: Share of primary school teachers who are women was 90.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Kuwait, 1971–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of primary school teachers who are women in Kuwait is 90.4%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary school teachers who are women in Kuwait peaked at 90.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 54.4%, in 1975.
That places Kuwait 33rd out of 212 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 55.3% | — |
| 1972 | 55.2% | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 54.8% | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 55.1% | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 54.4% | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 54.6% | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 55.1% | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 57.2% | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 58.1% | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 60.7% | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 55.6% | -8.4% |
| 1982 | 55.4% | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 56.0% | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 59.1% | +5.5% |
| 1985 | 67.4% | +14.0% |
| 1986 | 68.4% | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 67.7% | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 68.8% | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 68.8% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 63.6% | -7.6% |
| 1991 | 61.4% | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 63.2% | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 68.9% | +9.1% |
| 1994 | 70.5% | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 70.9% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 62.7% | -11.6% |
| 1998 | 59.4% | -5.3% |
| 1999 | 73.3% | +23.4% |
| 2000 | 73.9% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 77.1% | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 79.4% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 83.1% | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 85.5% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 85.8% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 87.4% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 88.4% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 89.2% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 89.8% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 90.4% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 90.4% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 90.6% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 90.8% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 90.9% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 90.2% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 89.9% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 89.8% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 89.5% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 89.2% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 89.7% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 90.4% | +0.8% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 90.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 84.3%, 1.1× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 90.4% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 75.7%, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 55.5% | 54.4% | 58.1% | 9 |
| 1980s | 62.8% | 55.4% | 68.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 66.0% | 59.4% | 73.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 84.0% | 73.9% | 89.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.2% | 89.2% | 90.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.1% | 89.7% | 90.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More education data for Kuwait
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 47,443 (2021)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 11 (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 30,349 (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 29,489 (2021)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 302,047 (2015)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 265,113 (2021)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -4.44 % change on previous year (2021)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0608 units per person (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary school teachers who are women in Kuwait?
- Share of primary school teachers who are women in Kuwait was 90.4% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 90.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.4% in 1975.
- How does Kuwait rank for share of primary school teachers who are women?
- Kuwait ranks 33rd out of 212 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of primary school teachers who are women rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary school teachers who are women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female teachers among all teachers at the primary education level during a given school year.