Secondary education, teachers in Kuwait
Kuwait: Secondary education, teachers was 57.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers in Kuwait, 1971–2021
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, teachers in Kuwait is 57.2%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers in Kuwait peaked at 57.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 44.5%, in 1971.
That places Kuwait 109th out of 198 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 47.3% | 44.5% | 49.2% | 9 |
| 1980s | 50.8% | 49.4% | 51.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.8% | 52.4% | 55.6% | 8 |
| 2000s | 54.4% | 53.4% | 55.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 55.9% | 55.0% | 57.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 57.2% | 57.2% | 57.2% | 1 |
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 82.36 (2021)
- School enrollment, primary 82.4% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers in Kuwait?
- Secondary education, teachers in Kuwait was 57.2% in 2021, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 57.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.5% in 1971.
- How does Kuwait rank for secondary education, teachers?
- Kuwait ranks 109th out of 198 countries with data for 2021.
- Is secondary education, teachers rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.