Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Kuwait
Kuwait: Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education was 18 years in 2019. ▬ Flat
Latest (2019)
18 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
53rd
of 169 countries
All-time high
18 years
in 1999
All-time low
18 years
in 1999
Years of data
21
1999–2019
Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Kuwait, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Kuwait is 18 years, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Kuwait peaked at 18 years in 1999 and was at its lowest, 18 years, in 1999.
That places Kuwait 53rd out of 169 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 18 years | — |
| 2000 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 18 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18 years | 18 years | 18 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 18 years | 18 years | 18 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 18 years | 18 years | 18 years | 10 |
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- 53 Ireland 18 years compare
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More education data for Kuwait
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -5.38 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 29,649 (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3,133 (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 71,259 (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -10.33 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 50,581 (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.6 % change on previous year (2021)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Kuwait?
- Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Kuwait was 18 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 18 years in 1999.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 18 years in 1999.
- How does Kuwait rank for official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education?
- Kuwait ranks 53rd out of 169 countries with data for 2019.
- Is official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age at which students would enter post-secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.