Net intake rate in grade 1 in Kuwait

Kuwait: Net intake rate in grade 1 was 56.2% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
56.2%
Change on year
down 3.6%
World rank
92nd
of 118 countries
All-time high
71.5%
in 2002
All-time low
56.2%
in 2017
Years of data
13
1999–2017

Net intake rate in grade 1 in Kuwait, 1999–2017

0204060801999200820171999: 63.4 % of official school-age population2000: 64.7 % of official school-age population2001: 67.8 % of official school-age population2002: 71.5 % of official school-age population2003: 65.6 % of official school-age population2004: 65.6 % of official school-age population2005: 56.4 % of official school-age population2007: 59.1 % of official school-age population2008: 66.7 % of official school-age population2012: 63.2 % of official school-age population2013: 62.5 % of official school-age population2016: 58.4 % of official school-age population2017: 56.2 % of official school-age population

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

Annual values for Net intake rate in grade 1 (% of official school-age population) in Kuwait, 1999 to 2017.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Kuwait

  1. 89 Burundi 57.6% compare
  2. 90 Namibia 57.4% compare
  3. 91 El Salvador 56.8% compare
  4. 93 Bahamas 55.5% compare
  5. 94 Oman 55.3% compare
  6. 95 Chad 54.2% compare

See the full ranking of 154 places →

More education data for Kuwait

All data for Kuwait →

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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 13 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Net intake rate in grade 1 in Kuwait. Statizoid, drawing on Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Retrieved 05 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/stat/net-intake-rate-in-grade-1-percent-of-official-school-age-population/kuwait/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/stat/net-intake-rate-in-grade-1-percent-of-official-school-age-population/kuwait/">Net intake rate in grade 1 in Kuwait</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Net intake rate in grade 1 (% of official school-age population)
Unit
% of official school-age population
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
154 places, 1,881 data points, 1997–2019
Last refreshed

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.