Kuwait vs Turkey: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male

Kuwait
4.4%
in 2016
Turkey
4.7%
in 2018
Kuwait rank
79th
Turkey rank
77th

Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male over time

  • Kuwait
  • Turkey
0204060197119942018

How they compare

Turkey currently reports 4.7% against 4.4% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.3%.

That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Kuwait ahead.

Kuwait ranks 79th and Turkey ranks 77th of 166 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 2 and Turkey in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Turkey Difference Ahead
1970s 26.0% 6.5% 19.5% Kuwait
1990s 13.3% 3.2% 10.1% Kuwait
2010s 4.4% 5.5% 1.1% Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male, Kuwait or Turkey?
Turkey, at 4.7% against 4.4% in Kuwait as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male between Kuwait and Turkey?
0.3%, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Turkey?
5 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2016.
How do Kuwait and Turkey rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male?
Kuwait ranks 79th and Turkey ranks 77th of 166 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
211 places, 5,130 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

The number of male students of the official age for primary education is subtracted from the total male population of the same age. The result is expressed as a percentage of the male population of the official age for primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/