Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in Kuwait
Kuwait: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female was 95.8% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in Kuwait, 1971–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 95.8% for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in 2015. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in Kuwait peaked at 95.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 44.8%, in 1992.
Kuwait ranks 41st of 173 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 51.1% | — |
| 1972 | 53.5% | +4.7% |
| 1973 | 53.9% | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 54.3% | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 55.3% | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 58.2% | +5.2% |
| 1977 | 64.2% | +10.4% |
| 1978 | 66.3% | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 66.6% | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 67.9% | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 68.8% | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 69.9% | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 71.5% | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 72.6% | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 73.7% | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 73.9% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 71.1% | -3.7% |
| 1988 | 69.6% | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 68.0% | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 67.3% | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 44.8% | -33.4% |
| 1993 | 51.9% | +15.8% |
| 1994 | 61.2% | +18.0% |
| 1995 | 72.1% | +17.8% |
| 1996 | 82.1% | +14.0% |
| 1997 | 83.4% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 83.8% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 81.5% | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 85.1% | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 85.0% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 91.8% | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 95.8% | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 58.1% | 51.1% | 66.6% | 9 |
| 1980s | 70.7% | 67.9% | 73.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.3% | 44.8% | 83.8% | 8 |
| 2000s | 83.9% | 81.5% | 85.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 93.8% | 91.8% | 95.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
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 gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in Kuwait?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in Kuwait was 95.8% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 95.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.8% in 1992.
- How does Kuwait rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female?
- Kuwait ranks 41st out of 173 countries with data for 2015.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. 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 to tertiary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total female enrollment in primary, secondary and tertiary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of primary school age, secondary school age, and the five-year age group following on from secondary school leaving. 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.