Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Kuwait
Kuwait: Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary was 44.3% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Kuwait, 1999–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Kuwait stood at 44.3%. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is down 31.8% on the previous year and down 51.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Kuwait peaked at 95.6% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 44.3%, in 2021.
That places Kuwait 153rd out of 175 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 75.4% | — |
| 2000 | 78.9% | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 81.5% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 78.0% | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 74.4% | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 84.3% | +13.3% |
| 2005 | 82.2% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 95.6% | +16.3% |
| 2008 | 89.2% | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 91.7% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 91.8% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 90.4% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 86.2% | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 81.7% | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 76.0% | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 73.1% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 67.1% | -8.2% |
| 2020 | 65.0% | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 44.3% | -31.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 75.4% | 75.4% | 75.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 83.0% | 74.4% | 95.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 82.2% | 67.1% | 91.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 54.6% | 44.3% | 65.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More education data for Kuwait
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 265,113 (2021)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -4.44 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Kuwait?
- Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in Kuwait was 44.3% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 95.6% in 2007.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.3% in 2021.
- How does Kuwait rank for adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary?
- Kuwait ranks 153rd out of 175 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release