Lower secondary completion rate, male in Kuwait
Kuwait: Lower secondary completion rate, male was 78.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, male in Kuwait, 1973–2021
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lower secondary completion rate, male in Kuwait is 78.1%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 4.0% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, male in Kuwait peaked at 109.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 35.6%, in 1975.
Kuwait ranks 112th 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, male in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 41.0% | — |
| 1974 | 38.2% | -6.7% |
| 1975 | 35.6% | -6.8% |
| 1976 | 44.7% | +25.5% |
| 1977 | 47.5% | +6.3% |
| 1978 | 45.1% | -5.1% |
| 1979 | 49.2% | +9.0% |
| 1980 | 56.8% | +15.6% |
| 1981 | 68.3% | +20.2% |
| 1982 | 76.8% | +12.4% |
| 1983 | 81.8% | +6.5% |
| 1984 | 86.4% | +5.6% |
| 1985 | 81.3% | -5.8% |
| 1988 | 62.9% | -22.7% |
| 1992 | 60.0% | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 66.0% | +10.0% |
| 1995 | 83.4% | +26.3% |
| 1996 | 86.3% | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 83.9% | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 75.3% | -10.3% |
| 2000 | 81.8% | +8.7% |
| 2001 | 77.3% | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 85.5% | +10.6% |
| 2003 | 90.0% | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 93.1% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 109.0% | +17.0% |
| 2006 | 74.8% | -31.3% |
| 2007 | 96.5% | +28.9% |
| 2008 | 90.8% | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 92.1% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 91.2% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 91.8% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 88.5% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 80.7% | -8.8% |
| 2017 | 80.8% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 79.1% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 77.4% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 81.4% | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 78.1% | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 43.1% | 35.6% | 49.2% | 7 |
| 1980s | 73.5% | 56.8% | 86.4% | 7 |
| 1990s | 75.8% | 60.0% | 86.3% | 6 |
| 2000s | 89.1% | 74.8% | 109.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.2% | 77.4% | 91.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 79.7% | 78.1% | 81.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More education data for Kuwait
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 50,581 (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.6 % change on previous year (2021)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, male in Kuwait?
- Lower secondary completion rate, male in Kuwait was 78.1% in 2021, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 109.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.6% in 1975.
- How does Kuwait rank for lower secondary completion rate, male?
- Kuwait ranks 112th out of 187 countries with data for 2021.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, male rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. 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, male (% 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.