Educational attainment, at least completed … female short-cycle in Kuwait
Kuwait: Educational attainment, at least completed … female short-cycle was 25.6% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Kuwait, 1970–2018
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 25.6% for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in 2018. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 41.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Kuwait peaked at 25.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 1970.
Kuwait ranks 59th of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed … female short-cycle in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.5% | — |
| 1975 | 4.1% | +64.0% |
| 1980 | 7.4% | +81.1% |
| 1985 | 11.6% | +56.5% |
| 1988 | 15.8% | +36.0% |
| 2005 | 18.1% | +14.5% |
| 2006 | 18.2% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 17.4% | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 18.1% | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 20.4% | +12.4% |
| 2013 | 17.6% | -13.5% |
| 2015 | 20.3% | +15.0% |
| 2017 | 24.3% | +19.6% |
| 2018 | 25.6% | +5.4% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 25.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 38.7%, 66% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 25.6% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 25.6%, 1.0× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.3% | 2.5% | 4.1% | 2 |
| 1980s | 11.6% | 7.4% | 15.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 18.0% | 17.4% | 18.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 21.6% | 17.6% | 25.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More education data for Kuwait
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 86.7 (2021)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 80.57 (2021)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Kuwait?
- Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Kuwait was 25.6% in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 25.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 1970.
- How does Kuwait rank for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary?
- Kuwait ranks 59th out of 128 countries with data for 2018.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.0%. 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 short-cycle tertiary, 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 short-cycle tertiary education.