Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Kuwait
Kuwait: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population was 95.5% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Kuwait, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Kuwait stood at 95.5%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Kuwait peaked at 95.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 49.6%, in 1970.
That places Kuwait 82nd out of 136 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 49.6% | — |
| 1988 | 55.2% | +11.3% |
| 2006 | 92.1% | +66.9% |
| 2007 | 92.6% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 92.9% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 94.9% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 94.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 94.6% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 95.5% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 95.5% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 49.6% | 49.6% | 49.6% | 1 |
| 1980s | 55.2% | 55.2% | 55.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 92.5% | 92.1% | 92.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 95.1% | 94.6% | 95.5% | 5 |
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More education data for Kuwait
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 151,925 (2015)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 7.02 % change on previous year (2015)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 59,838 (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -20.49 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 121,840 (2021)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Kuwait?
- Educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Kuwait was 95.5% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 95.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.6% in 1970.
- How does Kuwait rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Kuwait ranks 82nd out of 136 countries with data for 2018.
- Is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 25+ years, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release