Primary education, teachers in Kuwait
Kuwait: Primary education, teachers was 90.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Kuwait, 1971–2021
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, teachers in Kuwait is 90.4%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Kuwait peaked at 90.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 54.4%, in 1975.
Kuwait ranks 30th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 55.5% | 54.4% | 58.1% | 9 |
| 1980s | 62.8% | 55.4% | 68.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 66.0% | 59.4% | 73.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 84.0% | 73.9% | 89.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.2% | 89.2% | 90.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.1% | 89.7% | 90.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More education data for Kuwait
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 78.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 82.4% (2021)
- Primary education, teachers 32,782 (2021)
- School enrollment, primary, female 88.7% (2021)
- School enrollment, primary, male 77.0% (2021)
- Labor force, total 2.93 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 23.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in Kuwait?
- Primary education, teachers in Kuwait was 90.4% in 2021, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 90.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.4% in 1975.
- How does Kuwait rank for primary education, teachers?
- Kuwait ranks 30th out of 200 countries with data for 2021.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.