Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Kuwait

Kuwait: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education was 7.1% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
7.1%
World rank
74th
of 144 countries
All-time high
67.3%
in 1975
All-time low
7.1%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Kuwait, 1960–2010

02040601960198520101960: 60.51965: 53.71970: 50.41975: 67.31980: 581985: 50.31990: 481995: 46.42000: 27.62005: 7.92010: 7.1

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

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Kuwait stood at 7.1%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of down 74.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Kuwait peaked at 67.3% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 2010.

That places Kuwait 74th 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 25+ with no education in Kuwait, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Kuwait, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 60.5%
1965 53.7% -11.3%
1970 50.4% -6.1%
1975 67.3% +33.5%
1980 58.0% -13.8%
1985 50.3% -13.3%
1990 48.0% -4.7%
1995 46.4% -3.3%
2000 27.6% -40.6%
2005 7.9% -71.2%
2010 7.1% -10.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 57.1% 53.7% 60.5% 2
1970s 58.8% 50.4% 67.3% 2
1980s 54.1% 50.3% 58.0% 2
1990s 47.2% 46.4% 48.0% 2
2000s 17.7% 7.9% 27.6% 2
2010s 7.1% 7.1% 7.1% 1

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  3. 73 South Africa 7.8% compare
  4. 75 Peru 6.8% compare
  5. 76 Mauritius 6.6% compare
  6. 77 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 6.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Kuwait?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Kuwait was 7.1% 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 25+ with no education recorded in Kuwait?
The highest recorded value was 67.3% in 1975.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education recorded in Kuwait?
The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 2010.
How does Kuwait rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education?
Kuwait ranks 74th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education rising or falling in Kuwait?
Over the last ten years it is down 74.1%. 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 25+ with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ 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 25+ with no education