Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Kuwait
Kuwait: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary was 37.5% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Kuwait, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Kuwait stood at 37.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 59.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Kuwait peaked at 39.3% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 1995.
Kuwait ranks 29th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 15.7% | — |
| 1965 | 18.6% | +18.8% |
| 1970 | 21.6% | +15.8% |
| 1975 | 10.5% | -51.3% |
| 1980 | 9.3% | -11.9% |
| 1985 | 8.2% | -11.5% |
| 1990 | 7.5% | -9.1% |
| 1995 | 6.2% | -16.6% |
| 2000 | 23.6% | +279.2% |
| 2005 | 39.3% | +67.0% |
| 2010 | 37.5% | -4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.2% | 15.7% | 18.6% | 2 |
| 1970s | 16.1% | 10.5% | 21.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 8.7% | 8.2% | 9.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 6.8% | 6.2% | 7.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 31.4% | 23.6% | 39.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 37.5% | 37.5% | 37.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More education data for Kuwait
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Kuwait?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Kuwait was 37.5% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 39.3% in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 1995.
- How does Kuwait rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary?
- Kuwait ranks 29th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)