Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Kuwait
Kuwait: Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes was 26,722 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Kuwait, 1996–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Kuwait stood at 26,722 number. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 53.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Kuwait peaked at 26,722 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9,466 number, in 1996.
That places Kuwait 65th out of 141 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 9,466 number | — |
| 1998 | 10,492 number | +10.8% |
| 1999 | 10,936 number | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 10,948 number | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 11,432 number | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 11,503 number | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 11,876 number | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 12,167 number | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 14,268 number | +17.3% |
| 2008 | 15,353 number | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 17,374 number | +13.2% |
| 2012 | 20,498 number | +18.0% |
| 2015 | 22,688 number | +10.7% |
| 2016 | 24,217 number | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 25,353 number | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 26,673 number | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 26,722 number | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10,298 number | 9,466 number | 10,936 number | 3 |
| 2000s | 13,115 number | 10,948 number | 17,374 number | 8 |
| 2010s | 24,358 number | 20,498 number | 26,722 number | 6 |
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More education data for Kuwait
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Kuwait?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Kuwait was 26,722 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 26,722 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,466 number in 1996.
- How does Kuwait rank for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Kuwait ranks 65th out of 141 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private lower secondary education institutions (ISCED 2). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.