Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Kuwait
Kuwait: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 15.8% in 2018. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Kuwait, 2005β2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Kuwait is 15.8%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 35.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Kuwait peaked at 15.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 11.2%, in 2012.
That places Kuwait 65th out of 109 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.6% | 11.2% | 11.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 13.3% | 11.2% | 15.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 62 Panama 17.6% compare
- 63 Iran, Islamic Republic of 17.0% compare
- 64 Azerbaijan, Republic of 16.3% compare
- 66 South Africa 15.4% compare
- 67 Romania 15.1% compare
- 68 Uruguay 15.1% compare
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)
- School enrollment, primary 82.4% (2021)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0075 units per person (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Kuwait?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Kuwait was 15.8% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 15.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.2% in 2012.
- How does Kuwait rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Kuwait ranks 65th out of 109 countries with data for 2018.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.5%. 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 rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release