Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Kuwait
Kuwait: Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling was 1.51 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Kuwait, 1950–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 1.51 for fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Kuwait peaked at 7.34 in 1966 and was at its lowest, 1.51, in 2024.
Kuwait ranks 166th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.15 | 7.12 | 7.2 | 10 |
| 1960s | 7.27 | 7.18 | 7.34 | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.17 | 5.33 | 7.03 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.35 | 3.59 | 5.18 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.24 | 2.95 | 3.49 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.62 | 2.15 | 2.89 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.05 | 1.96 | 2.16 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7 | 1.51 | 2.1 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More education data for Kuwait
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 78.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.0% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 82.4% (2021)
- Primary education, teachers 32,782 (2021)
- School enrollment, primary, female 88.7% (2021)
- School enrollment, primary, male 77.0% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Kuwait?
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Kuwait was 1.51 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs mean years of schooling recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 7.34 in 1966.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs mean years of schooling recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.51 in 2024.
- How does Kuwait rank for fertility rate vs mean years of schooling?
- Kuwait ranks 166th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate vs mean years of schooling rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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