Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Kuwait
Kuwait: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 27.1% in 2018. β¬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Kuwait, 1975β2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 27.1% for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2018.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Kuwait peaked at 32.5% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 18.7%, in 1975.
Kuwait ranks 115th of 140 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.7% | 18.7% | 18.7% | 1 |
| 1980s | 30.1% | 26.5% | 32.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 23.3% | 22.9% | 23.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 27.4% | 25.1% | 31.8% | 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 upper secondary education or in Kuwait?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Kuwait was 27.1% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 32.5% in 1988.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.7% in 1975.
- How does Kuwait rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Kuwait ranks 115th out of 140 countries with data for 2018.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release