Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Kuwait
Kuwait: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 60.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Kuwait, 1970–2018
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 60.0% for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in 2018. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Kuwait peaked at 60.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 14.6%, in 1970.
That places Kuwait 83rd out of 131 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 14.6% | — |
| 1975 | 19.7% | +34.9% |
| 1980 | 30.8% | +56.5% |
| 1985 | 43.2% | +40.1% |
| 2005 | 46.4% | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 48.9% | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 49.5% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 53.7% | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 55.6% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 55.8% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 58.5% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 59.5% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 60.0% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.1% | 14.6% | 19.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 37.0% | 30.8% | 43.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 49.6% | 46.4% | 53.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 57.9% | 55.6% | 60.0% | 5 |
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More education data for Kuwait
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 32,782 (2021)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 78.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Kuwait?
- Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Kuwait was 60.0% in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 60.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.6% in 1970.
- How does Kuwait rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- Kuwait ranks 83rd out of 131 countries with data for 2018.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed lower secondary education.