Lower secondary completion rate, female in Kuwait
Kuwait: Lower secondary completion rate, female was 94.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, female in Kuwait, 1973–2021
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2021, lower secondary completion rate, female in Kuwait stood at 94.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, female in Kuwait peaked at 110.9% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 37.8%, in 1975.
Kuwait ranks 72nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, female in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 38.6% | — |
| 1974 | 39.0% | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 37.8% | -3.1% |
| 1976 | 46.9% | +24.1% |
| 1977 | 49.6% | +5.6% |
| 1978 | 48.6% | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 49.3% | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 54.6% | +10.6% |
| 1981 | 67.6% | +23.9% |
| 1982 | 75.5% | +11.7% |
| 1983 | 77.1% | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 87.5% | +13.5% |
| 1985 | 81.7% | -6.6% |
| 1988 | 66.7% | -18.4% |
| 1992 | 60.2% | -9.8% |
| 1994 | 67.4% | +12.0% |
| 1995 | 86.4% | +28.1% |
| 1996 | 93.6% | +8.3% |
| 1997 | 90.6% | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 79.9% | -11.8% |
| 2000 | 84.6% | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 84.1% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 90.3% | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 92.3% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 99.1% | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 110.9% | +11.8% |
| 2006 | 85.6% | -22.8% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +16.8% |
| 2008 | 99.6% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 98.7% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 98.5% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 102.5% | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 96.9% | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 89.4% | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 90.7% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 92.6% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 91.7% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 98.3% | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 94.3% | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 44.3% | 37.8% | 49.6% | 7 |
| 1980s | 73.0% | 54.6% | 87.5% | 7 |
| 1990s | 79.7% | 60.2% | 93.6% | 6 |
| 2000s | 94.5% | 84.1% | 110.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.6% | 89.4% | 102.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 96.3% | 94.3% | 98.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More education data for Kuwait
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, female in Kuwait?
- Lower secondary completion rate, female in Kuwait was 94.3% in 2021, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 110.9% in 2005.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.8% in 1975.
- How does Kuwait rank for lower secondary completion rate, female?
- Kuwait ranks 72nd out of 187 countries with data for 2021.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, female rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.