Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Kuwait
Kuwait: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female was 592 number in 2004. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Kuwait, 1971–2004
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 592 number for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in 2004. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 63.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Kuwait peaked at 592 number in 2004 and was at its lowest, 26 number, in 1972.
Kuwait ranks 117th of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 140.67 number | 26 number | 324 number | 9 |
| 1980s | 307 number | 270 number | 378 number | 7 |
| 1990s | 341.25 number | 230 number | 389 number | 4 |
| 2000s | 592 number | 592 number | 592 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 114 Burkina Faso 629 number compare
- 115 Malta 621.17 number compare
- 116 Congo 596 number compare
- 118 Trinidad and Tobago 582 number compare
- 119 Lesotho 577 number compare
- 120 Cape Verde 571 number compare
More education data for Kuwait
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 78.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.0% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 82.4% (2021)
- Primary education, teachers 32,782 (2021)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.51 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 88.7% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Kuwait?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Kuwait was 592 number in 2004, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 592 number in 2004.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 26 number in 1972.
- How does Kuwait rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
- Kuwait ranks 117th out of 159 countries with data for 2004.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female teachers in public and private tertiary education institutions (ISCED 5-8). 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.