Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Kuwait
Kuwait: Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul was 18.5% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Kuwait, 1970–2018
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
In 2018, educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Kuwait stood at 18.5%. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 40.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Kuwait peaked at 18.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 1970.
Kuwait ranks 79th of 129 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.6% | 4.6% | 6.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 13.0% | 10.1% | 16.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 13.2% | 12.8% | 13.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 16.2% | 13.8% | 18.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More education data for Kuwait
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 78.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.0% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 82.4% (2021)
- Primary education, teachers 32,782 (2021)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.51 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 88.7% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Kuwait?
- Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Kuwait was 18.5% 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, popul recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 18.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 1970.
- How does Kuwait rank for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul?
- Kuwait ranks 79th out of 129 countries with data for 2018.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.5%. 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+, total (%) (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.