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
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Kuwait, 1960–2010
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More education data for Kuwait
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0608 units per person (2021)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 130,982 (2021)
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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Percentage of population age 15+ with no education