Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Kuwait
Kuwait: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 31.2% in 2018. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Kuwait, 1975β2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Kuwait is 31.2%, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Kuwait peaked at 32.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 16.8%, in 1975.
That places Kuwait 109th out of 142 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.8% | 16.8% | 16.8% | 1 |
| 1980s | 29.4% | 24.9% | 31.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 25.8% | 25.4% | 26.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 30.5% | 28.3% | 32.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 106 Philippines 34.5% compare
- 107 El Salvador 33.8% compare
- 108 Bangladesh 33.7% compare
- 110 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 30.4% compare
- 111 Angola 26.9% compare
- 112 Nicaragua 26.7% 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 upper secondary education or in Kuwait?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Kuwait was 31.2% 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 32.7% in 2012.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.8% in 1975.
- How does Kuwait rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Kuwait ranks 109th out of 142 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 17.6%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release