Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Kuwait
Kuwait: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 56.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Kuwait, 1998–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Kuwait stood at 56.6%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Kuwait peaked at 56.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 51.2%, in 2007.
Kuwait ranks 86th of 153 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 52.8% | — |
| 1999 | 53.5% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 52.7% | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 53.5% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 52.9% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 52.9% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 51.2% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 53.5% | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 54.0% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 53.7% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 53.8% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 54.2% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 55.3% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 56.1% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 56.6% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.1% | 52.8% | 53.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 53.0% | 51.2% | 54.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 54.6% | 53.7% | 56.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 56.6% | 56.6% | 56.6% | 1 |
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 upper secondary education who are female in Kuwait?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Kuwait was 56.6% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 56.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.2% in 2007.
- How does Kuwait rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- Kuwait ranks 86th out of 153 countries with data for 2021.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. 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 upper secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release