Percentage of teachers in primary education who are trained according in Kuwait
Kuwait: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are trained according was 90.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are trained according in Kuwait, 1999–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 90.4% for percentage of teachers in primary education who are trained according in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are trained according in Kuwait peaked at 94.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 73.3%, in 1999.
Kuwait ranks 24th of 127 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are trained according in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 73.3% | — |
| 2000 | 73.9% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 83.1% | +12.5% |
| 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% |
| 2011 | 93.2% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 93.3% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 93.7% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 94.0% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 93.4% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 90.9% | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 90.4% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.3% | 73.3% | 73.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 85.4% | 73.9% | 89.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 93.5% | 93.2% | 94.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 90.6% | 90.4% | 90.9% | 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 percentage of teachers in primary education who are trained according in Kuwait?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are trained according in Kuwait was 90.4% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are trained according recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 94.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are trained according recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.3% in 1999.
- How does Kuwait rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are trained according?
- Kuwait ranks 24th out of 127 countries with data for 2021.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are trained according rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. 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, published as part of Percentage of teachers in primary education who are trained according to national standards and who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release