Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Kuwait
Kuwait: Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ was 65.8% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Kuwait, 1970–2018
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 65.8% for educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in 2018. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Kuwait peaked at 65.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 18.9%, in 1970.
That places Kuwait 106th out of 135 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 18.9% | — |
| 1975 | 26.6% | +40.7% |
| 1980 | 37.3% | +40.1% |
| 1985 | 50.1% | +34.4% |
| 1988 | 41.7% | -16.7% |
| 2005 | 52.5% | +25.9% |
| 2006 | 55.2% | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 55.4% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 59.7% | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 64.0% | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 61.8% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 64.5% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 65.3% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 65.8% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.8% | 18.9% | 26.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 43.0% | 37.3% | 50.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 55.7% | 52.5% | 59.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 64.3% | 61.8% | 65.8% | 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 primary, population 25+ in Kuwait?
- Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Kuwait was 65.8% in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 65.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.9% in 1970.
- How does Kuwait rank for educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+?
- Kuwait ranks 106th out of 135 countries with data for 2018.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. 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 primary, population 25+ years, 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 primary education.