Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper female in Kuwait
Kuwait: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper female was 39.3% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Kuwait, 1975–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Kuwait is 39.3%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Kuwait peaked at 39.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 13.8%, in 1975.
Kuwait ranks 95th of 141 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper female in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 13.8% | — |
| 1980 | 22.1% | +60.5% |
| 1985 | 32.5% | +46.7% |
| 1988 | 30.0% | -7.8% |
| 2005 | 30.1% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 31.3% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 30.7% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 32.2% | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 34.3% | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 34.1% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 36.3% | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 38.2% | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 39.3% | +2.8% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 39.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 78.7%, 50% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 39.3% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 49.8%, 79% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper female in Kuwait changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +60.5% | 13.8% | 22.1% |
| 1985 | +46.7% | 22.1% | 32.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.8% | 13.8% | 13.8% | 1 |
| 1980s | 28.2% | 22.1% | 32.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 31.1% | 30.1% | 32.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 36.4% | 34.1% | 39.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More education data for Kuwait
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 86.7 (2021)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 80.57 (2021)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 47,443 (2021)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 11 (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 30,349 (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 29,489 (2021)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 302,047 (2015)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 265,113 (2021)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -4.44 % change on previous year (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 39.3% 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 39.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.8% in 1975.
- How does Kuwait rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Kuwait ranks 95th out of 141 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 22.1%. 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 upper secondary 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