Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Kuwait
Kuwait: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 53.9% 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 53.9% for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in 2018.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Kuwait peaked at 56.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 21.0%, in 1970.
That places Kuwait 97th out of 132 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 | 21.0% | — |
| 1975 | 26.6% | +26.6% |
| 1980 | 36.6% | +37.5% |
| 1985 | 42.1% | +15.2% |
| 2005 | 42.2% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 42.9% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 44.8% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 46.6% | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 56.3% | +20.8% |
| 2013 | 48.1% | -14.5% |
| 2015 | 54.4% | +13.2% |
| 2017 | 54.3% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 53.9% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.8% | 21.0% | 26.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 39.3% | 36.6% | 42.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 44.1% | 42.2% | 46.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 53.4% | 48.1% | 56.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More education data for Kuwait
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -5.38 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 29,649 (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3,133 (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 71,259 (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -10.33 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 50,581 (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.6 % change on previous year (2021)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Kuwait?
- Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Kuwait was 53.9% 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 56.3% in 2012.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.0% in 1970.
- How does Kuwait rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- Kuwait ranks 97th out of 132 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 15.7%. 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+, male (%) (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.