Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Kuwait
Kuwait: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male was 97.7% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Kuwait, 1971–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Kuwait stood at 97.7%.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Kuwait peaked at 104.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 55.0%, in 1992.
Kuwait ranks 90th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 83.7% | — |
| 1972 | 80.9% | -3.4% |
| 1973 | 80.9% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 80.7% | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 82.2% | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 84.2% | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 92.1% | +9.5% |
| 1978 | 94.2% | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 93.1% | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 93.3% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 94.0% | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 94.2% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 95.8% | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 98.0% | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 99.8% | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 96.8% | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 94.1% | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 90.9% | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 88.9% | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 55.0% | -38.1% |
| 1993 | 63.5% | +15.4% |
| 1994 | 74.6% | +17.4% |
| 1995 | 85.2% | +14.2% |
| 1996 | 98.1% | +15.2% |
| 1997 | 99.4% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 97.7% | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 95.6% | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 92.9% | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 91.4% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 96.4% | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 99.0% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 104.0% | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 101.8% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 103.1% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 99.3% | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 99.0% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 99.7% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 101.4% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 98.4% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 97.4% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 96.6% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 97.7% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 85.8% | 80.7% | 94.2% | 9 |
| 1980s | 95.7% | 90.9% | 99.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 84.2% | 55.0% | 99.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 98.5% | 91.4% | 104.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 98.5% | 96.6% | 101.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More education data for Kuwait
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 130,982 (2021)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -2.7 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.03 units per person (2021)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 134,131 (2021)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -6.08 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0308 units per person (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 302,047 (2015)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 6.7 % change on previous year (2015)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 32,782 (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -3.88 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Kuwait?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Kuwait was 97.7% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 104.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.0% in 1992.
- How does Kuwait rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male?
- Kuwait ranks 90th out of 193 countries with data for 2015.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total male enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of official primary and secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.