Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Kuwait
Kuwait: Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary was 39.3% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Kuwait, 1975–2018
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Kuwait is 39.3%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Kuwait peaked at 39.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 13.8%, in 1975.
Kuwait ranks 95th of 141 countries on this measure, 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 upper secondary in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 13.8% | — |
| 1980 | 22.1% | +60.5% |
| 1985 | 32.5% | +46.7% |
| 1988 | 30.0% | -7.8% |
| 2005 | 30.1% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 31.3% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 30.7% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 32.2% | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 34.3% | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 34.1% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 36.3% | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 38.2% | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 39.3% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.8% | 13.8% | 13.8% | 1 |
| 1980s | 28.2% | 22.1% | 32.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 31.1% | 30.1% | 32.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 36.4% | 34.1% | 39.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More education data for Kuwait
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 82.36 (2021)
- School enrollment, primary 82.4% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Kuwait?
- Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Kuwait was 39.3% in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 39.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.8% in 1975.
- How does Kuwait rank for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary?
- Kuwait ranks 95th out of 141 countries with data for 2018.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.1%. 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 upper secondary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed upper secondary education.