Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Kuwait

Kuwait: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. was 61.0% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
61.0%
World rank
12th
of 144 countries
All-time high
61.0%
in 2010
All-time low
13.9%
in 1995
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Kuwait, 1960–2010

1020304050601960198520101960: 45 Incomplete and Completed Primary1965: 41.4 Incomplete and Completed Primary1970: 37.9 Incomplete and Completed Primary1975: 25.2 Incomplete and Completed Primary1980: 23.2 Incomplete and Completed Primary1985: 18.5 Incomplete and Completed Primary1990: 18.4 Incomplete and Completed Primary1995: 13.9 Incomplete and Completed Primary2000: 24.4 Incomplete and Completed Primary2005: 47.9 Incomplete and Completed Primary2010: 61 Incomplete and Completed Primary

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Kuwait is 61.0%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is up 149.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Kuwait peaked at 61.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 13.9%, in 1995.

Kuwait ranks 12th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Kuwait, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary) in Kuwait, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Primary Change
1960 45.0%
1965 41.4% -8.0%
1970 37.9% -8.4%
1975 25.2% -33.5%
1980 23.2% -7.9%
1985 18.5% -20.3%
1990 18.4% -0.3%
1995 13.9% -24.6%
2000 24.4% +75.7%
2005 47.9% +95.8%
2010 61.0% +27.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 43.2% 41.4% 45.0% 2
1970s 31.5% 25.2% 37.9% 2
1980s 20.8% 18.5% 23.2% 2
1990s 16.2% 13.9% 18.4% 2
2000s 36.1% 24.4% 47.9% 2
2010s 61.0% 61.0% 61.0% 1

Countries ranked near Kuwait

  1. 9 Guatemala 68.0% compare
  2. 10 Cambodia 66.0% compare
  3. 11 Myanmar 63.9% compare
  4. 13 Liberia 60.7% compare
  5. 14 Namibia 57.4% compare
  6. 15 Austria 56.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Kuwait?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Kuwait was 61.0% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. recorded in Kuwait?
The highest recorded value was 61.0% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. recorded in Kuwait?
The lowest recorded value was 13.9% in 1995.
How does Kuwait rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling.?
Kuwait ranks 12th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. rising or falling in Kuwait?
Over the last ten years it is up 149.5%. 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: Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Primary
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)