Primary education, teachers, per capita in Kuwait
Kuwait: Primary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0075 units per person in 2021. β² Rising
Primary education, teachers, per capita in Kuwait, 1971β2021
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.
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
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 32,782 (2021)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 78.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 82.4% (2021)
- Primary education, teachers 32,782 (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 Γ· 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.