Trained teachers in primary education in Kuwait
Kuwait: Trained teachers in primary education was 100.0% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Trained teachers in primary education in Kuwait, 1999–2021
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total teachers.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 100.0% for trained teachers in primary education in 2021. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in primary education in Kuwait peaked at 100.0% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 77.2%, in 2013.
That places Kuwait 1st out of 134 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Trained teachers in primary education in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % of total teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 100.0% | — |
| 2000 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 77.6% | -22.4% |
| 2012 | 77.7% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 77.2% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 79.5% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 78.9% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 94.7% | +20.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 78.2% | 77.2% | 79.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 97.4% | 94.7% | 100.0% | 2 |
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More education data for Kuwait
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 265,113 (2021)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -4.44 % change on previous year (2021)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0608 units per person (2021)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 265,113 (2021)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -4.44 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0608 units per person (2021)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 130,982 (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trained teachers in primary education in Kuwait?
- Trained teachers in primary education in Kuwait was 100.0% in 2021, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in primary education recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1999.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in primary education recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.2% in 2013.
- How does Kuwait rank for trained teachers in primary education?
- Kuwait ranks 1st out of 134 countries with data for 2021.
- Is trained teachers in primary education rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Trained teachers in primary education (% of total teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Trained teachers in primary education are the percentage of primary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.