Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Kuwait
Kuwait: Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes was 19,392 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Kuwait, 1996–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Kuwait is 19,392 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 40.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Kuwait peaked at 19,392 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9,631 number, in 1996.
Kuwait ranks 68th of 134 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 9,631 number | — |
| 1998 | 10,815 number | +12.3% |
| 1999 | 11,328 number | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 11,296 number | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 11,879 number | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 13,123 number | +10.5% |
| 2005 | 11,762 number | -10.4% |
| 2007 | 11,832 number | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 12,143 number | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 13,832 number | +13.9% |
| 2015 | 17,116 number | +23.7% |
| 2016 | 17,904 number | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 18,485 number | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 18,676 number | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 19,392 number | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10,591 number | 9,631 number | 11,328 number | 3 |
| 2000s | 12,267 number | 11,296 number | 13,832 number | 7 |
| 2010s | 18,315 number | 17,116 number | 19,392 number | 5 |
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 teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Kuwait?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Kuwait was 19,392 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 19,392 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,631 number in 1996.
- How does Kuwait rank for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Kuwait ranks 68th out of 134 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.2%. 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 upper 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 upper secondary education institutions (ISCED 3). 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.