Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Kuwait

Kuwait: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male was 97.7% in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
97.7%
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
90th
of 193 countries
All-time high
104.0%
in 2005
All-time low
55.0%
in 1992
Years of data
43
1971–2015

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Kuwait, 1971–2015

02550751001971199320151971: 83.7 %1972: 80.9 %1973: 80.9 %1974: 80.7 %1975: 82.2 %1976: 84.2 %1977: 92.1 %1978: 94.2 %1979: 93.1 %1980: 93.3 %1981: 94 %1982: 94.2 %1983: 95.8 %1984: 98 %1985: 99.8 %1986: 99.8 %1987: 96.8 %1988: 94.1 %1989: 90.9 %1990: 88.9 %1992: 55 %1993: 63.5 %1994: 74.6 %1995: 85.2 %1996: 98.1 %1997: 99.4 %1998: 97.7 %1999: 95.6 %2000: 92.9 %2001: 91.4 %2003: 96.4 %2004: 99 %2005: 104 %2006: 101.8 %2007: 103.1 %2008: 99.3 %2009: 99 %2010: 99.7 %2011: 101.4 %2012: 98.4 %2013: 97.4 %2014: 96.6 %2015: 97.7 %

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

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male (%) in Kuwait, 1971 to 2015.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 87 Guyana 98.0% compare
  2. 88 Indonesia 97.9% compare
  3. 89 Albania 97.9% compare
  4. 91 Nicaragua 97.6% compare
  5. 92 Ukraine 97.3% compare
  6. 93 Mauritius 96.9% compare

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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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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 7,794 data points, 1970–2020
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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.