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 18.9%
World rank
1st
of 130 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 1999
All-time low
52.4%
in 2014
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
Kuwait recorded 100.0% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2021. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 18.9% on the previous year and up 80.9% 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, 52.4%, in 2014.
Kuwait ranks 1st of 130 countries on this measure, 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 | 55.3% | -44.7% |
| 2012 | 55.5% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 52.7% | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 52.4% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 53.3% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 84.1% | +57.8% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +18.9% |
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 | 53.8% | 52.4% | 55.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 92.1% | 84.1% | 100.0% | 2 |
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More education data for Kuwait
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -5.38 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 29,649 (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3,133 (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 71,259 (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -10.33 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 50,581 (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.6 % change on previous year (2021)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
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 52.4% in 2014.
- How does Kuwait rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Kuwait ranks 1st out of 130 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 80.9%. 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 primary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release