Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Kuwait
Kuwait: Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure was 5.7% in 2014. ▼ Falling
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Kuwait, 2002–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2014, non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Kuwait stood at 5.7%. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 66.5% on the previous year and down 58.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Kuwait peaked at 17.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 2014.
That places Kuwait 53rd out of 67 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 13.5% | — |
| 2005 | 13.6% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 14.6% | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 10.6% | -27.3% |
| 2011 | 17.1% | +60.5% |
| 2014 | 5.7% | -66.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.1% | 10.6% | 14.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 11.4% | 5.7% | 17.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More education data for Kuwait
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Kuwait?
- Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Kuwait was 5.7% in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 17.1% in 2011.
- What is the lowest non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 2014.
- How does Kuwait rank for non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure?
- Kuwait ranks 53rd out of 67 countries with data for 2014.
- Is non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower secondary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release