Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Kuwait
Kuwait: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 100.0% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
100.0%
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
1st
of 110 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 1999
All-time low
72.6%
in 2011
Years of data
16
1999–2021
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Kuwait, 1999–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Kuwait stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 37.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Kuwait peaked at 100.0% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 72.6%, in 2011.
That places Kuwait 1st out of 110 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 100.0% | — |
| 2000 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 72.6% | -27.4% |
| 2012 | 73.4% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 73.4% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 75.3% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 75.6% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 98.1% | +29.7% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 74.1% | 72.6% | 75.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 99.0% | 98.1% | 100.0% | 2 |
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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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 82.36 (2021)
- School enrollment, primary 82.4% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Kuwait?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Kuwait was 100.0% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1999.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.6% in 2011.
- How does Kuwait rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Kuwait ranks 1st out of 110 countries with data for 2021.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.7%. 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 Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in pre-primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release