Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Kuwait
Kuwait: Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary was 88.2% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Kuwait, 1971–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of primary school age children.
Analysis
In 2018, adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Kuwait stood at 88.2%.
The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Kuwait peaked at 99.5% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 47.0%, in 1992.
Kuwait ranks 141st of 183 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % of primary school age children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 61.5% | — |
| 1972 | 64.2% | +4.4% |
| 1973 | 67.6% | +5.3% |
| 1974 | 68.8% | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 70.0% | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 71.4% | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 76.1% | +6.6% |
| 1978 | 85.0% | +11.7% |
| 1979 | 83.3% | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 81.7% | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 82.6% | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 83.6% | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 86.1% | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 87.4% | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 89.0% | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 88.7% | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 83.5% | -5.9% |
| 1988 | 81.9% | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 47.0% | -42.6% |
| 1994 | 68.0% | +44.6% |
| 1996 | 89.3% | +31.3% |
| 1997 | 88.8% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 94.8% | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 94.7% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 91.3% | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 90.9% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 93.5% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 92.7% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 94.4% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 92.7% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 97.7% | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 98.6% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 99.0% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 99.5% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 98.8% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 98.0% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 98.0% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 96.6% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 91.7% | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 88.2% | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 72.0% | 61.5% | 85.0% | 9 |
| 1980s | 85.0% | 81.7% | 89.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 80.4% | 47.0% | 94.8% | 6 |
| 2000s | 94.0% | 90.9% | 98.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 96.2% | 88.2% | 99.5% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More education data for Kuwait
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 11 (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 30,349 (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 29,489 (2021)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 302,047 (2015)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 265,113 (2021)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -4.44 % change on previous year (2021)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0608 units per person (2021)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Kuwait?
- Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Kuwait was 88.2% 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 recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 2011.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.0% in 1992.
- How does Kuwait rank for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary?
- Kuwait ranks 141st out of 183 countries with data for 2018.
- Is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. 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 (% of primary school age children). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.