Teachers in secondary education, male in Kuwait

Kuwait: Teachers in secondary education, male was 19,831 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
19,831 number
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
87th
of 190 countries
All-time high
19,831 number
in 2019
All-time low
3,041 number
in 1971
Years of data
36
1971–2019

Teachers in secondary education, male in Kuwait, 1971–2019

5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1971199520191971: 3.0k number1972: 3.5k number1973: 3.8k number1974: 4.0k number1975: 4.6k number1976: 4.8k number1977: 5.8k number1978: 6.3k number1979: 6.6k number1980: 7.1k number1981: 7.7k number1982: 8.1k number1983: 8.6k number1984: 8.3k number1985: 8.9k number1986: 9.1k number1987: 9.4k number1988: 9.7k number1989: 10.2k number1990: 10.3k number1992: 7.1k number1993: 7.6k number1994: 8.1k number1995: 8.6k number1997: 9.0k number1998: 9.5k number1999: 9.9k number2000: 10.0k number2001: 10.4k number2004: 11.7k number2007: 12.2k number2015: 17.9k number2016: 18.8k number2017: 19.4k number2018: 19.7k number2019: 19.8k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, teachers in secondary education, male in Kuwait stood at 19,831 number. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 62.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, male in Kuwait peaked at 19,831 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3,041 number, in 1971.

That places Kuwait 87th out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.

Teachers in secondary education, male in Kuwait, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in secondary education, male (number) in Kuwait, 1971 to 2019.
Year number Change
1971 3,041 number —
1972 3,489 number +14.7%
1973 3,759 number +7.7%
1974 4,046 number +7.6%
1975 4,595 number +13.6%
1976 4,807 number +4.6%
1977 5,765 number +19.9%
1978 6,297 number +9.2%
1979 6,599 number +4.8%
1980 7,145 number +8.3%
1981 7,735 number +8.3%
1982 8,114 number +4.9%
1983 8,619 number +6.2%
1984 8,301 number -3.7%
1985 8,857 number +6.7%
1986 9,069 number +2.4%
1987 9,353 number +3.1%
1988 9,726 number +4.0%
1989 10,187 number +4.7%
1990 10,327 number +1.4%
1992 7,099 number -31.3%
1993 7,564 number +6.6%
1994 8,130 number +7.5%
1995 8,555 number +5.2%
1997 9,018 number +5.4%
1998 9,527 number +5.6%
1999 9,877 number +3.7%
2000 9,967 number +0.9%
2001 10,400 number +4.3%
2004 11,684 number +12.3%
2007 12,174 number +4.2%
2015 17,921 number +47.2%
2016 18,832 number +5.1%
2017 19,371 number +2.9%
2018 19,668 number +1.5%
2019 19,831 number +0.8%

Kuwait compared with similar countries

  • Kuwait's 19,831 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 9,934 number, 2.0× the median. (74 countries reporting)
  • Kuwait's 19,831 number is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 23,635 number, 84% of the median. (22 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Teachers in secondary education, male in Kuwait changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2015 +47.2% 12,174 number 17,921 number
1992 -31.3% 10,327 number 7,099 number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 4,711 number 3,041 number 6,599 number 9
1980s 8,711 number 7,145 number 10,187 number 10
1990s 8,762 number 7,099 number 10,327 number 8
2000s 11,056 number 9,967 number 12,174 number 4
2010s 19,125 number 17,921 number 19,831 number 5

Countries ranked near Kuwait

  1. 84 Cambodia 20,664 number compare
  2. 85 Dominican Republic 20,120 number compare
  3. 86 Venezuela 19,909 number compare
  4. 88 Israel 19,532 number compare
  5. 89 Burundi 19,108 number compare
  6. 90 Norway 19,022 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in secondary education, male in Kuwait?
Teachers in secondary education, male in Kuwait was 19,831 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in Kuwait?
The highest recorded value was 19,831 number in 2019.
What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in Kuwait?
The lowest recorded value was 3,041 number in 1971.
How does Kuwait rank for teachers in secondary education, male?
Kuwait ranks 87th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is teachers in secondary education, male rising or falling in Kuwait?
Over the last ten years it is up 62.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kuwait data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 5,697 data points, 1970–2019
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Total number of male teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/