Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Kuwait
Kuwait: Secondary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0109 units per person in 2021. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Kuwait, 1971–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 0.0109 units per person for secondary education, teachers, per capita in 2021.
That represents a change of up 4.8% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, per capita in Kuwait peaked at 0.0129 units per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0063 units per person, in 1971.
That places Kuwait 11th out of 201 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0063 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.007 units per person | +11.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0072 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0074 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0079 units per person | +7.1% |
| 1976 | 0.008 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0089 units per person | +12.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0091 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0091 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0094 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0097 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0098 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0098 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0093 units per person | -5.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0096 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0095 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0094 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0094 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0095 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0129 units per person | +35.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0092 units per person | -28.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0096 units per person | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0105 units per person | +8.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0109 units per person | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 0.011 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0111 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0116 units per person | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0117 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0114 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0116 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0117 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0104 units per person | -11.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0104 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0112 units per person | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0104 units per person | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0105 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0106 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0105 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0104 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0109 units per person | +4.8% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 0.0109 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.007 units per person, 1.6× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 0.0109 units per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0071 units per person, 1.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Secondary 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 | +35.3% | 0.0095 units per person | 0.0129 units per person |
| 1992 | -28.5% | 0.0129 units per person | 0.0092 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0079 units per person | 0.0063 units per person | 0.0091 units per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.0095 units per person | 0.0093 units per person | 0.0098 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.011 units per person | 0.0092 units per person | 0.0129 units per person | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.0111 units per person | 0.0104 units per person | 0.0117 units per person | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.0105 units per person | 0.0104 units per person | 0.0106 units per person | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.0109 units per person | 0.0109 units per person | 0.0109 units per person | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More education data for Kuwait
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 86.7 (2021)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 80.57 (2021)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers, per capita in Kuwait?
- Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Kuwait was 0.0109 units per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0129 units per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0063 units per person in 1971.
- How does Kuwait rank for secondary education, teachers, per capita?
- Kuwait ranks 11th out of 201 countries with data for 2021.
- Is secondary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. 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 Secondary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary 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.
Secondary education, teachers ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary 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
Secondary 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.