Net intake rate in grade 1 in Kuwait
Kuwait: Net intake rate in grade 1 was 56.2% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Net intake rate in grade 1 in Kuwait, 1999–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of official school-age population.
Analysis
In 2017, net intake rate in grade 1 in Kuwait stood at 56.2%. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net intake rate in grade 1 in Kuwait peaked at 71.5% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 56.2%, in 2017.
That places Kuwait 92nd out of 118 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Net intake rate in grade 1 in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % of official school-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 63.4% | — |
| 2000 | 64.7% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 67.8% | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 71.5% | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 65.6% | -8.2% |
| 2004 | 65.6% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 56.4% | -14.0% |
| 2007 | 59.1% | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 66.7% | +12.9% |
| 2012 | 63.2% | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 62.5% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 58.4% | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 56.2% | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.4% | 63.4% | 63.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 64.7% | 56.4% | 71.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 60.1% | 56.2% | 63.2% | 4 |
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More education data for Kuwait
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 11 (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 30,349 (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 29,489 (2021)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 302,047 (2015)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 265,113 (2021)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -4.44 % change on previous year (2021)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0608 units per person (2021)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net intake rate in grade 1 in Kuwait?
- Net intake rate in grade 1 in Kuwait was 56.2% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest net intake rate in grade 1 recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 71.5% in 2002.
- What is the lowest net intake rate in grade 1 recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.2% in 2017.
- How does Kuwait rank for net intake rate in grade 1?
- Kuwait ranks 92nd out of 118 countries with data for 2017.
- Is net intake rate in grade 1 rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Net intake rate in grade 1 (% of official school-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net intake rate in grade 1 is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education who are of official primary school entrance age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age.