Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male in Kuwait

Kuwait: Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male was 84.1% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
84.1%
Change on year
down 6.8%
World rank
132nd
of 165 countries
All-time high
97.8%
in 1999
All-time low
47.4%
in 1992
Years of data
30
1971–2018

Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male in Kuwait, 1971–2018

0204060801001971199420181971: 67.2 % of primary school age children1972: 67.4 % of primary school age children1973: 71.2 % of primary school age children1974: 74 % of primary school age children1975: 75.7 % of primary school age children1976: 76.3 % of primary school age children1977: 80.5 % of primary school age children1978: 92.7 % of primary school age children1979: 90.9 % of primary school age children1980: 86 % of primary school age children1981: 86.2 % of primary school age children1982: 86.7 % of primary school age children1983: 88.5 % of primary school age children1984: 89.9 % of primary school age children1985: 93.3 % of primary school age children1986: 93.3 % of primary school age children1987: 87.5 % of primary school age children1988: 85.4 % of primary school age children1992: 47.4 % of primary school age children1994: 68.2 % of primary school age children1996: 93.2 % of primary school age children1997: 93.8 % of primary school age children1999: 97.8 % of primary school age children2000: 90.3 % of primary school age children2001: 86.5 % of primary school age children2002: 88.9 % of primary school age children2005: 90.7 % of primary school age children2016: 94.9 % of primary school age children2017: 90.2 % of primary school age children2018: 84.1 % of primary school age children

Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of primary school age children.

Analysis

Kuwait recorded 84.1% for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male in 2018.

That represents a change of down 6.8% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male in Kuwait peaked at 97.8% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 47.4%, in 1992.

Kuwait ranks 132nd of 165 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.

Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male in Kuwait, year by year

Annual values for Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male (% of primary school age children) in Kuwait, 1971 to 2018.
Year % of primary school age children Change
1971 67.2%
1972 67.4% +0.3%
1973 71.2% +5.6%
1974 74.0% +4.0%
1975 75.7% +2.4%
1976 76.3% +0.7%
1977 80.5% +5.6%
1978 92.7% +15.1%
1979 90.9% -1.9%
1980 86.0% -5.4%
1981 86.2% +0.2%
1982 86.7% +0.6%
1983 88.5% +2.1%
1984 89.9% +1.5%
1985 93.3% +3.8%
1986 93.3% +0.1%
1987 87.5% -6.3%
1988 85.4% -2.4%
1992 47.4% -44.5%
1994 68.2% +44.0%
1996 93.2% +36.6%
1997 93.8% +0.7%
1999 97.8% +4.2%
2000 90.3% -7.6%
2001 86.5% -4.3%
2002 88.9% +2.8%
2005 90.7% +2.0%
2016 94.9% +4.7%
2017 90.2% -5.0%
2018 84.1% -6.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 77.3% 67.2% 92.7% 9
1980s 88.5% 85.4% 93.3% 9
1990s 80.1% 47.4% 97.8% 5
2000s 89.1% 86.5% 90.7% 4
2010s 89.7% 84.1% 94.9% 3

Countries ranked near Kuwait

  1. 129 Congo 85.5% compare
  2. 130 Guinea 85.4% compare
  3. 131 Suriname 84.4% compare
  4. 133 Zambia 83.2% compare
  5. 134 San Marino 83.2% compare
  6. 135 Eswatini 82.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male in Kuwait?
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male in Kuwait was 84.1% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male recorded in Kuwait?
The highest recorded value was 97.8% in 1999.
What is the lowest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male recorded in Kuwait?
The lowest recorded value was 47.4% in 1992.
How does Kuwait rank for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male?
Kuwait ranks 132nd out of 165 countries with data for 2018.
Is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male rising or falling in Kuwait?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kuwait data come from?
The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male (% of primary school age children). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male (% of primary school age children)
Unit
% of primary school age children
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
201 places, 3,568 data points, 1970–2019
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Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.