Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Kuwait
Kuwait: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 1.41 GPIA in 2018. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Kuwait, 1970β2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2018, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Kuwait stood at 1.41 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Kuwait peaked at 1.43 GPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.4323 GPIA, in 1970.
That places Kuwait 2nd out of 127 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4659 GPIA | 0.4323 GPIA | 0.4995 GPIA | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.8223 GPIA | 0.6397 GPIA | 0.9427 GPIA | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.39 GPIA | 1.37 GPIA | 1.4 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.38 GPIA | 1.3 GPIA | 1.43 GPIA | 5 |
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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 short-cycle tertiary education in Kuwait?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Kuwait was 1.41 GPIA in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 1.43 GPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4323 GPIA in 1970.
- How does Kuwait rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Kuwait ranks 2nd out of 127 countries with data for 2018.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. 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 short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release