Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number) (Teachers) in Kuwait
Kuwait: Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number) (Teachers) was 10,882 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Kuwait, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 10,882 number for teachers in upper secondary education, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 45.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, female in Kuwait peaked at 10,882 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5,708 number, in 1998.
That places Kuwait 66th out of 131 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number) (Teachers) in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 5,708 number | — |
| 1999 | 6,060 number | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 5,953 number | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 6,352 number | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 6,937 number | +9.2% |
| 2005 | 6,224 number | -10.3% |
| 2007 | 6,058 number | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 6,500 number | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 7,475 number | +15.0% |
| 2015 | 9,184 number | +22.9% |
| 2016 | 9,628 number | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 10,027 number | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 10,336 number | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 10,882 number | +5.3% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 10,882 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 11,666 number, 93% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 10,882 number is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 13,136 number, 83% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,884 number | 5,708 number | 6,060 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 6,500 number | 5,953 number | 7,475 number | 7 |
| 2010s | 10,011 number | 9,184 number | 10,882 number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 63 Afghanistan 11,745 number compare
- 64 Finland 11,708 number compare
- 65 New Zealand 11,623 number compare
- 67 Costa Rica 9,000 number compare
- 68 Palestine 8,746 number compare
- 69 Madagascar 8,344 number compare
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 teachers in upper secondary education, female in Kuwait?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Kuwait was 10,882 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 10,882 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,708 number in 1998.
- How does Kuwait rank for teachers in upper secondary education, female?
- Kuwait ranks 66th out of 131 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.6%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female 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.