Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in Kuwait
Kuwait: Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes was 30.6% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in Kuwait, 1999–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in Kuwait stood at 30.6%. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 35.4% on the previous year and down 53.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in Kuwait peaked at 72.3% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 30.6%, in 2021.
That places Kuwait 142nd out of 178 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.0% | 59.0% | 59.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 66.8% | 61.6% | 72.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 57.9% | 47.5% | 65.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 39.0% | 30.6% | 47.4% | 2 |
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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 net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in Kuwait?
- Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in Kuwait was 30.6% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 72.3% in 2008.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.6% in 2021.
- How does Kuwait rank for net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes?
- Kuwait ranks 142nd out of 178 countries with data for 2021.
- Is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release