Kuwait - Primary education, teachers (% female)

Primary education, teachers (% female) in Kuwait was 89.71 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 90.89 in 2014, while its lowest value was 54.44 in 1975.

Definition: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 55.33
1972 55.19
1973 54.78
1974 55.12
1975 54.44
1976 54.58
1977 55.08
1978 57.25
1979 58.08
1980 60.71
1981 55.58
1982 55.43
1983 56.04
1984 59.13
1985 67.43
1986 68.44
1987 67.68
1988 68.82
1989 68.83
1990 63.60
1991 61.43
1992 63.17
1993 68.92
1994 70.47
1995 70.93
1997 62.71
1998 59.40
1999 73.30
2000 73.91
2001 77.05
2002 79.42
2003 83.15
2004 85.50
2005 85.75
2006 87.40
2007 88.43
2008 89.20
2009 89.80
2010 90.41
2011 90.44
2012 90.64
2013 90.83
2014 90.89
2015 90.16
2016 89.86
2017 89.77
2018 89.48
2019 89.16
2020 89.71

Development Relevance: The share of female teachers shows the level of gender representation in the teaching force. A value of greater than 50% indicates more opportunities or preference for women to participate in teaching activities. Women teachers are important as they serve as role models to girls and help to attract and retain girls in school.

Other Notes: Data retrieved via API in March 2019. For detailed information on the observation level (e.g. National Estimation, UIS Estimation, or Category not applicable), please visit UIS.Stat (http://data.uis.unesco.org/).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: The share of female teachers in primary education is calculated by dividing the total number of female teachers at primary level of education by the total number of teachers at the same level, and multiplying by 100. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs