Official entrance age to pre-primary education in Kuwait
Kuwait: Official entrance age to pre-primary education was 4 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
4 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
14th
of 217 countries
All-time high
4 years
in 1970
All-time low
4 years
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2025
Official entrance age to pre-primary education in Kuwait, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 4 years for official entrance age to pre-primary education in 2025. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to pre-primary education in Kuwait peaked at 4 years in 1970 and was at its lowest, 4 years, in 1970.
That places Kuwait 14th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Official entrance age to pre-primary education in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4 years | — |
| 1971 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 4 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4 years | 4 years | 4 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 4 years | 4 years | 4 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4 years | 4 years | 4 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4 years | 4 years | 4 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4 years | 4 years | 4 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4 years | 4 years | 4 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 14 Aruba 4 years compare
- 14 United Arab Emirates 4 years compare
- 14 Benin 4 years compare
- 14 Bermuda 4 years compare
- 14 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 4 years compare
- 14 Brazil 4 years compare
- 14 Switzerland 4 years compare
- 14 Cameroon 4 years compare
- 14 Costa Rica 4 years compare
- 14 Djibouti 4 years compare
- 14 Egypt 4 years compare
- 14 Eritrea 4 years compare
- 14 Western Sahara 4 years compare
- 14 Ethiopia 4 years compare
- 14 Falkland Islands, Malvinas 4 years compare
- 14 Ghana 4 years compare
- 14 Guinea 4 years compare
- 14 Equatorial Guinea 4 years compare
- 14 Greece 4 years compare
- 14 Guatemala 4 years compare
- 14 Guyana 4 years compare
- 14 Iraq 4 years compare
- 14 Jordan 4 years compare
- 14 Libya 4 years compare
- 14 Morocco 4 years compare
- 14 Maldives 4 years compare
- 14 Mali 4 years compare
- 14 Malaysia 4 years compare
- 14 Niger 4 years compare
- 14 Naoero 4 years compare
- 14 Oman 4 years compare
- 14 Panama 4 years compare
- 14 Palestine, State of 4 years compare
- 14 Sudan 4 years compare
- 14 El Salvador 4 years compare
- 14 Suriname 4 years compare
- 14 Seychelles 4 years compare
- 14 Turks and Caicos Islands 4 years compare
- 14 Tonga 4 years compare
- 14 Vanuatu 4 years compare
- 14 Zimbabwe 4 years compare
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 pre-primary education in Kuwait?
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education in Kuwait was 4 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to pre-primary education recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 4 years in 1970.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to pre-primary education recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 years in 1970.
- How does Kuwait rank for official entrance age to pre-primary education?
- Kuwait ranks 14th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to pre-primary 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 pre-primary education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release