Official entrance age to pre primary education in Kuwait
Kuwait: Official entrance age to pre primary education was 4 in 2025. β¬ Flat
Latest (2025)
4
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
14th
of 217 countries
All-time high
4
in 1970
All-time low
4
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970β2025
Official entrance age to pre primary education in Kuwait, 1970β2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for official entrance age to pre primary education in Kuwait is 4, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to pre primary education in Kuwait peaked at 4 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 4, in 1970.
That places Kuwait 14th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
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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)
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 82.4% (2021)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0075 units per person (2021)
- Primary education, teachers 32,782 (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 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest official entrance age to pre primary education recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 4 in 1970.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to pre primary education recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Official entrance age to pre primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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