Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Kuwait
Kuwait: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary was 7.59 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Kuwait, 1971–2015
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 7.59 for pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Kuwait peaked at 13.03 in 1984 and was at its lowest, 7.59, in 2015.
Kuwait ranks 184th of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.91 | 11.22 | 12.92 | 9 |
| 1980s | 12.46 | 11.86 | 13.03 | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.01 | 10.56 | 12.5 | 9 |
| 2000s | 9.76 | 8.17 | 10.79 | 6 |
| 2010s | 7.59 | 7.59 | 7.59 | 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, secondary in Kuwait?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Kuwait was 7.59 in 2015, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest pupil-teacher ratio, secondary recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 13.03 in 1984.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, secondary recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.59 in 2015.
- How does Kuwait rank for pupil-teacher ratio, secondary?
- Kuwait ranks 184th out of 190 countries with data for 2015.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, secondary rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.2%. 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, secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in secondary school.