Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Kuwait
Kuwait: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 61.8% in 2018. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Kuwait, 1970β2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Kuwait is 61.8%, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Kuwait peaked at 64.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 25.0%, in 1970.
That places Kuwait 114th out of 136 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.9% | 25.0% | 32.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 46.1% | 42.0% | 49.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 52.8% | 51.0% | 55.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 61.6% | 57.8% | 64.5% | 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)
- 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 primary education or higher in Kuwait?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Kuwait was 61.8% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 64.5% in 2012.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.0% in 1970.
- How does Kuwait rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Kuwait ranks 114th out of 136 countries with data for 2018.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. 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 primary education or higher, population 25+ years, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release