End month of the academic school year in Kuwait
Kuwait: End month of the academic school year was 5 tertiary education in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
5 tertiary education
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
182nd
of 206 countries
All-time high
8 tertiary education
in 2008
All-time low
5 tertiary education
in 2014
Years of data
23
1998–2022
End month of the academic school year in Kuwait, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in tertiary education.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 5 tertiary education for end month of the academic school year in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, end month of the academic school year in Kuwait peaked at 8 tertiary education in 2008 and was at its lowest, 5 tertiary education, in 2014.
That places Kuwait 182nd out of 206 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
End month of the academic school year in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | tertiary education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 6 tertiary education | — |
| 1999 | 6 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 6 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 6 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 6 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 6 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 6 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 6 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 8 tertiary education | +33.3% |
| 2009 | 8 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 8 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5 tertiary education | -37.5% |
| 2015 | 6 tertiary education | +20.0% |
| 2016 | 5 tertiary education | -16.7% |
| 2017 | 5 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5 tertiary education | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6 tertiary education | 6 tertiary education | 6 tertiary education | 2 |
| 2000s | 6.4 tertiary education | 6 tertiary education | 8 tertiary education | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.88 tertiary education | 5 tertiary education | 8 tertiary education | 8 |
| 2020s | 5 tertiary education | 5 tertiary education | 5 tertiary education | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 182 Armenia 5 tertiary education compare
- 182 Belarus 5 tertiary education compare
- 182 Bermuda 5 tertiary education compare
- 182 Bhutan 5 tertiary education compare
- 182 Finland 5 tertiary education compare
- 182 Micronesia (country) 5 tertiary education compare
- 182 Kazakhstan 5 tertiary education compare
- 182 Kyrgyzstan 5 tertiary education compare
- 182 Latvia 5 tertiary education compare
- 182 Puerto Rico 5 tertiary education compare
- 182 Russia 5 tertiary education compare
- 182 Singapore 5 tertiary education compare
- 182 Tajikistan 5 tertiary education compare
- 182 Turkmenistan 5 tertiary education compare
- 182 Uganda 5 tertiary education compare
- 182 Vietnam 5 tertiary education compare
More education data for Kuwait
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is end month of the academic school year in Kuwait?
- End month of the academic school year in Kuwait was 5 tertiary education in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest end month of the academic school year recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 8 tertiary education in 2008.
- What is the lowest end month of the academic school year recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 tertiary education in 2014.
- How does Kuwait rank for end month of the academic school year?
- Kuwait ranks 182nd out of 206 countries with data for 2022.
- Is end month of the academic school year rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of End month of the academic school year (tertiary education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release