Primary education, teachers, per capita in Kuwait
Kuwait: Primary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0075 units per person in 2021. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers, per capita in Kuwait, 1971–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, teachers, per capita in Kuwait is 0.0075 units per person, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, per capita in Kuwait peaked at 0.0088 units per person in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0041 units per person, in 1971.
Kuwait ranks 28th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers, per capita in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0041 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0044 units per person | +8.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0047 units per person | +5.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0049 units per person | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0052 units per person | +6.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0054 units per person | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0058 units per person | +7.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0059 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0056 units per person | -5.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0051 units per person | -8.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0051 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.005 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0048 units per person | -5.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0049 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 0.005 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0049 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0047 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0047 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0046 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0061 units per person | +31.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0052 units per person | -14.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0043 units per person | -18.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0045 units per person | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0049 units per person | +9.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0054 units per person | +8.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0056 units per person | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0057 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0059 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0055 units per person | -6.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0052 units per person | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0052 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0053 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0055 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0057 units per person | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0075 units per person | +31.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0085 units per person | +12.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0088 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0086 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0088 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0087 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0083 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 0.008 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0079 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0078 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0078 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0077 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0075 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0073 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0074 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0078 units per person | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0075 units per person | -3.0% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 0.0075 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0055 units per person, 1.4× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 0.0075 units per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0052 units per person, 1.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary education, teachers, per capita in Kuwait changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +31.9% | 0.0046 units per person | 0.0061 units per person |
| 2005 | +31.6% | 0.0057 units per person | 0.0075 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0051 units per person | 0.0041 units per person | 0.0059 units per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.0049 units per person | 0.0046 units per person | 0.0051 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0053 units per person | 0.0043 units per person | 0.0061 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0069 units per person | 0.0052 units per person | 0.0088 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0078 units per person | 0.0073 units per person | 0.0087 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0076 units per person | 0.0075 units per person | 0.0078 units per person | 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 primary education, teachers, per capita in Kuwait?
- Primary education, teachers, per capita in Kuwait was 0.0075 units per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0088 units per person in 2009.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0041 units per person in 1971.
- How does Kuwait rank for primary education, teachers, per capita?
- Kuwait ranks 28th out of 204 countries with data for 2021.
- Is primary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary education, teachers ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Primary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.