Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Kuwait
Kuwait: Share of children who are not in pre-primary school was 55.7% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Kuwait, 1999–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Kuwait is 55.7%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 58.9% on the previous year and up 576.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Kuwait peaked at 55.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 2007.
Kuwait ranks 24th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.6% | 24.6% | 24.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 17.0% | 4.4% | 25.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 17.8% | 8.2% | 32.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 45.4% | 35.0% | 55.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More education data for Kuwait
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 78.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 82.4% (2021)
- Primary education, teachers 32,782 (2021)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.51 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 88.7% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Kuwait?
- Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Kuwait was 55.7% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 55.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 2007.
- How does Kuwait rank for share of children who are not in pre-primary school?
- Kuwait ranks 24th out of 179 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of children who are not in pre-primary school rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 576.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who are not in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children one year before the official primary entry age (typically age 5) not enrolled in pre-primary education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.