Tertiary education, academic staff in Kuwait
Kuwait: Tertiary education, academic staff was 27.3% in 2004. ▲ Rising
Tertiary education, academic staff in Kuwait, 1971–2004
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2004, tertiary education, academic staff in Kuwait stood at 27.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 42.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education, academic staff in Kuwait peaked at 28.4% in 1978 and was at its lowest, 10.4%, in 1972.
Kuwait ranks 139th of 170 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.0% | 10.4% | 28.4% | 9 |
| 1980s | 22.4% | 18.2% | 25.1% | 7 |
| 1990s | 19.6% | 16.9% | 21.6% | 4 |
| 2000s | 27.3% | 27.3% | 27.3% | 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 tertiary education, academic staff in Kuwait?
- Tertiary education, academic staff in Kuwait was 27.3% in 2004, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 28.4% in 1978.
- What is the lowest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4% in 1972.
- How does Kuwait rank for tertiary education, academic staff?
- Kuwait ranks 139th out of 170 countries with data for 2004.
- Is tertiary education, academic staff rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.1%. 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 Tertiary education, academic staff (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education.