Current education expenditure, primary in Kuwait
Kuwait: Current education expenditure, primary was 100.0% in 2014. ▼ Falling
Current education expenditure, primary in Kuwait, 2002–2014
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total expenditure in primary public institutions.
Analysis
The most recent figure for current education expenditure, primary in Kuwait is 100.0%, measured in 2014. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 23.3% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current education expenditure, primary in Kuwait peaked at 100.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 81.1%, in 2011.
Kuwait ranks 1st of 126 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Current education expenditure, primary in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % of total expenditure in primary public institutions | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 99.1% | — |
| 2005 | 96.9% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 96.5% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 95.4% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 81.1% | -14.9% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +23.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.0% | 95.4% | 99.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 90.6% | 81.1% | 100.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 1 Aruba 100.0% compare
- 1 Bangladesh 100.0% compare
- 1 British Virgin Islands 100.0% compare
- 1 Cambodia 100.0% compare
- 1 Cayman Islands 100.0% compare
- 1 Niger 100.0% compare
- 1 Saint Kitts and Nevis 100.0% compare
- 1 Saint Lucia 100.0% compare
- 1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 100.0% 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 current education expenditure, primary in Kuwait?
- Current education expenditure, primary in Kuwait was 100.0% in 2014, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest current education expenditure, primary recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest current education expenditure, primary recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.1% in 2011.
- How does Kuwait rank for current education expenditure, primary?
- Kuwait ranks 1st out of 126 countries with data for 2014.
- Is current education expenditure, primary rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Current education expenditure, primary (% of total expenditure in primary public institutions). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Current expenditure is expressed as a percentage of direct expenditure in public educational institutions (instructional and non-instructional) of the specified level of education. Financial aid to students and other transfers are excluded from direct expenditure. Current expenditure is consumed within the current year and would have to be renewed if needed in the following year. It includes staff compensation and current expenditure other than for staff compensation (ex. on teaching materials, ancillary services and administration).