Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Kuwait
Kuwait: Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary was 8.07 in 2012. ▼ Falling
Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Kuwait, 1996–2012
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 8.07 for pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in 2012. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 13.1% on the previous year and down 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Kuwait peaked at 12.9 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 8.07, in 2012.
That places Kuwait 120th out of 137 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.41 | 12.02 | 12.9 | 3 |
| 2000s | 11.11 | 9.29 | 12.28 | 8 |
| 2010s | 8.07 | 8.07 | 8.07 | 1 |
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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 pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Kuwait?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary in Kuwait was 8.07 in 2012, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 12.9 in 1996.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.07 in 2012.
- How does Kuwait rank for pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary?
- Kuwait ranks 120th out of 137 countries with data for 2012.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in lower secondary school.