Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Kuwait

Kuwait: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education was 6.1% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
6.1%
World rank
72nd
of 144 countries
All-time high
58.6%
in 1975
All-time low
6.1%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Kuwait, 1960–2010

02040601960198520101960: 54.81965: 48.61970: 44.81975: 58.61980: 50.71985: 44.81990: 40.81995: 39.62000: 23.22005: 6.72010: 6.1

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Kuwait stood at 6.1%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of down 73.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Kuwait peaked at 58.6% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 2010.

That places Kuwait 72nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Kuwait, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Kuwait, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 54.8%
1965 48.6% -11.2%
1970 44.8% -7.8%
1975 58.6% +30.8%
1980 50.7% -13.6%
1985 44.8% -11.6%
1990 40.8% -8.8%
1995 39.6% -3.0%
2000 23.2% -41.4%
2005 6.7% -71.0%
2010 6.1% -9.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 51.7% 48.6% 54.8% 2
1970s 51.7% 44.8% 58.6% 2
1980s 47.7% 44.8% 50.7% 2
1990s 40.2% 39.6% 40.8% 2
2000s 15.0% 6.7% 23.2% 2
2010s 6.1% 6.1% 6.1% 1

Countries ranked near Kuwait

  1. 69 Jordan 7.0% compare
  2. 70 Malaysia 6.9% compare
  3. 71 Colombia 6.3% compare
  4. 73 Norway 5.7% compare
  5. 74 Jamaica 5.7% compare
  6. 75 South Africa 5.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Kuwait?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Kuwait was 6.1% 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+ with no education recorded in Kuwait?
The highest recorded value was 58.6% in 1975.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education recorded in Kuwait?
The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 2010.
How does Kuwait rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education?
Kuwait ranks 72nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education rising or falling in Kuwait?
Over the last ten years it is down 73.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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+ with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education
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+ with no education