Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. in Kuwait
Kuwait: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. was 40.6% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. in Kuwait, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. in Kuwait stood at 40.6%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. in Kuwait peaked at 40.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 8.9%, in 1960.
Kuwait ranks 73rd of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 8.9% | — |
| 1965 | 12.3% | +38.3% |
| 1970 | 14.1% | +14.5% |
| 1975 | 17.3% | +22.7% |
| 1980 | 24.4% | +41.0% |
| 1985 | 29.7% | +21.7% |
| 1990 | 32.3% | +8.6% |
| 1995 | 33.9% | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 38.7% | +14.1% |
| 2005 | 36.5% | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 40.6% | +11.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.6% | 8.9% | 12.3% | 2 |
| 1970s | 15.7% | 14.1% | 17.3% | 2 |
| 1980s | 27.0% | 24.4% | 29.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 33.1% | 32.3% | 33.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 37.6% | 36.5% | 38.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 40.6% | 40.6% | 40.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 70 Congo 41.0% compare
- 71 Saudi Arabia 40.9% compare
- 72 Philippines 40.6% compare
- 74 Uruguay 40.1% compare
- 75 United States of America 39.8% compare
- 76 Brazil 39.3% compare
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 population age 25+ with secondary schooling. in Kuwait?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. in Kuwait was 40.6% 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 secondary schooling. recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 40.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.9% in 1960.
- How does Kuwait rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling.?
- Kuwait ranks 73rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. 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 25+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 25+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)