Lower secondary completion rate, total in Kuwait
Kuwait: Lower secondary completion rate, total was 85.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Kuwait, 1973–2021
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 85.3% for lower secondary completion rate, total in 2021.
That represents a change of down 4.1% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in Kuwait peaked at 109.9% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 36.7%, in 1975.
Kuwait ranks 103rd 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, total in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 39.9% | — |
| 1974 | 38.6% | -3.2% |
| 1975 | 36.7% | -5.0% |
| 1976 | 45.8% | +24.8% |
| 1977 | 48.5% | +6.0% |
| 1978 | 46.8% | -3.6% |
| 1979 | 49.2% | +5.3% |
| 1980 | 55.8% | +13.3% |
| 1981 | 68.0% | +21.9% |
| 1982 | 76.2% | +12.1% |
| 1983 | 79.6% | +4.5% |
| 1984 | 86.9% | +9.2% |
| 1985 | 81.5% | -6.2% |
| 1988 | 64.7% | -20.6% |
| 1992 | 60.1% | -7.1% |
| 1994 | 66.7% | +11.0% |
| 1995 | 84.9% | +27.2% |
| 1996 | 89.8% | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 87.1% | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 77.5% | -11.0% |
| 2000 | 83.1% | +7.3% |
| 2001 | 80.6% | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 87.8% | +9.0% |
| 2003 | 91.1% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 96.0% | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 109.9% | +14.4% |
| 2006 | 80.1% | -27.2% |
| 2007 | 98.2% | +22.6% |
| 2008 | 95.0% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 95.3% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 94.7% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 97.0% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 92.5% | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 84.8% | -8.4% |
| 2017 | 85.4% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 85.3% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 83.8% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 89.0% | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 85.3% | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 43.6% | 36.7% | 49.2% | 7 |
| 1980s | 73.2% | 55.8% | 86.9% | 7 |
| 1990s | 77.7% | 60.1% | 89.8% | 6 |
| 2000s | 91.7% | 80.1% | 109.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.1% | 83.8% | 97.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 87.2% | 85.3% | 89.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More education data for Kuwait
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 78.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 82.36 (2021)
- School enrollment, primary 82.4% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, total in Kuwait?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in Kuwait was 85.3% in 2021, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 109.9% in 2005.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.7% in 1975.
- How does Kuwait rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Kuwait ranks 103rd out of 187 countries with data for 2021.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. 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, total (% 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.