Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total in Kuwait
Kuwait: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total was 0.23 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total in Kuwait, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total in Kuwait is 0.23, measured in 2010.
The figure is down 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total in Kuwait peaked at 0.34 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.11, in 1960.
Kuwait ranks 87th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.11 | — |
| 1965 | 0.12 | +9.1% |
| 1970 | 0.11 | -8.3% |
| 1975 | 0.15 | +36.4% |
| 1980 | 0.23 | +53.3% |
| 1985 | 0.34 | +47.8% |
| 1990 | 0.34 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.34 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.29 | -14.7% |
| 2005 | 0.22 | -24.1% |
| 2010 | 0.23 | +4.5% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 0.23 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.68, 34% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 0.23 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.37, 62% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.115 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.13 | 0.11 | 0.15 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.285 | 0.23 | 0.34 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.255 | 0.22 | 0.29 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More education data for Kuwait
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 86.7 (2021)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 80.57 (2021)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 47,443 (2021)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total in Kuwait?
- Barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total in Kuwait was 0.23 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 0.34 in 1985.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.11 in 1960.
- How does Kuwait rank for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total?
- Kuwait ranks 87th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of tertiary schooling, 15+, total is the average years of tertiary education completed among people over age 15.