Official entrance age to upper secondary education in Kuwait
Kuwait: Official entrance age to upper secondary education was 15 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Official entrance age to upper secondary education in Kuwait, 1970–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2025, official entrance age to upper secondary education in Kuwait stood at 15. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to upper secondary education in Kuwait peaked at 15 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 14, in 1970.
That places Kuwait 21st out of 73 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 |
| 1980s | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 |
| 1990s | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.5 | 14 | 15 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15 | 15 | 15 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15 | 15 | 15 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 21 Bosnia and Herzegovina 15 compare
- 21 Serbia 15 compare
- 21 Portugal 15 compare
- 21 Tunisia 15 compare
- 21 Spain 15 compare
- 21 France 15 compare
- 21 North Macedonia 15 compare
- 21 Algeria 15 compare
- 21 Cyprus 15 compare
- 21 Saudi Arabia 15 compare
- 21 Greece 15 compare
- 21 Lebanon 15 compare
- 21 Yemen 15 compare
- 21 Qatar 15 compare
- 21 Kazakhstan 15 compare
- 21 Montenegro 15 compare
- 21 Netherlands 15 compare
- 21 Armenia 15 compare
- 21 Azerbaijan 15 compare
- 21 Syrian Arab Republic 15 compare
- 21 Georgia 15 compare
- 21 Iran 15 compare
- 21 Morocco 15 compare
- 21 Luxembourg 15 compare
- 21 Slovakia 15 compare
- 21 Czechia 15 compare
- 21 Croatia 15 compare
- 21 Ukraine 15 compare
- 21 Libya 15 compare
- 21 Bahrain 15 compare
- 21 Romania 15 compare
- 21 Palestine, State of 15 compare
- 21 Sudan 15 compare
- 21 Egypt 15 compare
- 21 Monaco 15 compare
- 21 Iraq 15 compare
- 21 Slovenia 15 compare
- 21 Djibouti 15 compare
- 21 Hungary 15 compare
- 21 Belarus 15 compare
- 21 Albania 15 compare
- 21 Switzerland 15 compare
- 21 Poland 15 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 upper secondary education in Kuwait?
- Official entrance age to upper secondary education in Kuwait was 15 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest official entrance age to upper secondary education recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 15 in 2005.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to upper secondary education recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 14 in 1970.
- How does Kuwait rank for official entrance age to upper secondary education?
- Kuwait ranks 21st out of 73 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to upper secondary education rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Official entrance age to upper secondary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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