Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Kuwait
Kuwait: Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty was 15.9 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Kuwait, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 15.9 for expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Kuwait peaked at 15.9 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.97, in 1993.
Kuwait ranks 49th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.91 | — |
| 1991 | 8.51 | -4.5% |
| 1992 | 8.11 | -4.8% |
| 1993 | 7.97 | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 9.73 | +22.1% |
| 1995 | 11.67 | +19.9% |
| 1996 | 12.08 | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 11.67 | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 11.91 | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 12.14 | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 12.27 | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 12.39 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 12.93 | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 13.46 | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 13.71 | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 13.72 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 13.72 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 13.72 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 13.73 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 13.73 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 13.73 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 13.74 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 13.74 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 13.74 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 13.75 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 14.67 | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 14.87 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 15.07 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 15.27 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 15.48 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 15.69 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 15.9 | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 15.9 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 15.9 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.27 | 7.97 | 12.14 | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.34 | 12.27 | 13.73 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.41 | 13.73 | 15.48 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.85 | 15.69 | 15.9 | 4 |
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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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 82.36 (2021)
- School enrollment, primary 82.4% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Kuwait?
- Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Kuwait was 15.9 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 15.9 in 2021.
- What is the lowest expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.97 in 1993.
- How does Kuwait rank for expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty?
- Kuwait ranks 49th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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