Expected years of schooling, males vs. females in Kuwait
Kuwait: Expected years of schooling, males vs. females was 13.93 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Expected years of schooling, males vs. females in Kuwait, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, expected years of schooling, males vs. females in Kuwait stood at 13.93 years. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expected years of schooling, males vs. females in Kuwait peaked at 13.93 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.7 years, in 1993.
Kuwait ranks 79th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Expected years of schooling, males vs. females in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.8 years | — |
| 1991 | 8.29 years | -5.8% |
| 1992 | 7.78 years | -6.2% |
| 1993 | 7.7 years | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 9.52 years | +23.7% |
| 1995 | 11.31 years | +18.8% |
| 1996 | 11.68 years | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 11.17 years | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 11.34 years | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 11.51 years | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 11.6 years | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 11.69 years | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 12.17 years | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 12.66 years | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 12.98 years | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 12.96 years | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 12.93 years | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 12.9 years | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 12.88 years | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 12.85 years | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 12.83 years | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 12.8 years | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 12.77 years | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 12.75 years | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 12.72 years | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 13.31 years | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 13.41 years | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 13.51 years | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 13.62 years | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 13.72 years | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 13.83 years | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 13.93 years | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 13.93 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 13.93 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.91 years | 7.7 years | 11.68 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.56 years | 11.6 years | 12.98 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.15 years | 12.72 years | 13.72 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.91 years | 13.83 years | 13.93 years | 4 |
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More education data for Kuwait
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 151,925 (2015)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 7.02 % change on previous year (2015)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 59,838 (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -20.49 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 121,840 (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -5.38 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 29,649 (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3,133 (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 71,259 (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -10.33 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expected years of schooling, males vs. females in Kuwait?
- Expected years of schooling, males vs. females in Kuwait was 13.93 years in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest expected years of schooling, males vs. females recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 13.93 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest expected years of schooling, males vs. females recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7 years in 1993.
- How does Kuwait rank for expected years of schooling, males vs. females?
- Kuwait ranks 79th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is expected years of schooling, males vs. females rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Expected years of schooling, males vs. females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of years a boy of school-entrance-age can expect to receive if the current age-specific enrollment rates persist throughout the child's life.