Kuwait vs Lebanon: Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates
Kuwait
82.4%
in 2021
Lebanon
81.8%
in 2024
Kuwait rank
200th
Lebanon rank
203rd
Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates over time
- Kuwait
- Lebanon
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 82.4% against 81.8% in Lebanon, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Lebanon ahead.
Kuwait ranks 200th and Lebanon ranks 203rd of 217 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 4 and Lebanon in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 86.9% | 118.8% | 31.8% | Lebanon |
| 1980s | 92.7% | 98.0% | 5.2% | Lebanon |
| 1990s | 84.1% | 80.1% | 4.0% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 103.5% | 86.8% | 16.7% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 97.0% | 80.7% | 16.3% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 81.9% | 75.4% | 6.5% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates, Kuwait or Lebanon?
- Kuwait, at 82.4% against 81.8% in Lebanon as of 2021.
- What is the difference in primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates between Kuwait and Lebanon?
- 0.6%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Lebanon?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2021.
- How do Kuwait and Lebanon rank globally for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates?
- Kuwait ranks 200th and Lebanon ranks 203rd of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children of any age group who are enrolled in primary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the official primary school age.