Official entrance age to compulsory education in Kuwait
Kuwait: Official entrance age to compulsory education was 6 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
6
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
9th
of 73 countries
All-time high
6
in 1998
All-time low
6
in 1998
Years of data
27
1998–2025
Official entrance age to compulsory education in Kuwait, 1998–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 6 for official entrance age to compulsory education in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to compulsory education in Kuwait peaked at 6 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 6, in 1998.
Kuwait ranks 9th of 73 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| 2000s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 9 Jordan 6 compare
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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 official entrance age to compulsory education in Kuwait?
- Official entrance age to compulsory education in Kuwait was 6 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 6 in 1998.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 in 1998.
- How does Kuwait rank for official entrance age to compulsory education?
- Kuwait ranks 9th out of 73 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to compulsory education rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Official entrance age to compulsory education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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