Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage … staff secondary in Kuwait
Kuwait: Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage … staff secondary was 6.3% 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
The most recent figure for non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Kuwait is 6.3%, measured in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 59.3% on the previous year and down 54.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in Kuwait peaked at 15.5% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 2014.
Kuwait ranks 54th of 76 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage … staff secondary in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 14.0% | — |
| 2005 | 13.9% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 14.7% | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 11.1% | -24.5% |
| 2011 | 15.5% | +39.1% |
| 2014 | 6.3% | -59.3% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 6.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 12.9%, 49% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 6.3% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 17.5%, 36% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.4% | 11.1% | 14.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 6.3% | 15.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More education data for Kuwait
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 86.7 (2021)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 80.57 (2021)
- 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)
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 6.3% 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 15.5% in 2011.
- What is the lowest non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 2014.
- How does Kuwait rank for non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure?
- Kuwait ranks 54th out of 76 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 54.7%. 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 secondary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release