Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Kuwait
Kuwait: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper was 24.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Kuwait, 1996–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Kuwait stood at 24.4%. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 29.5% on the previous year and up 116.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Kuwait peaked at 24.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 9.8%, in 2010.
That places Kuwait 46th out of 179 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 13.1% | — |
| 1999 | 21.5% | +64.6% |
| 2000 | 20.0% | -7.0% |
| 2001 | 18.9% | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 11.0% | -42.2% |
| 2010 | 9.8% | -10.4% |
| 2011 | 11.3% | +15.0% |
| 2012 | 10.2% | -9.5% |
| 2013 | 12.9% | +26.7% |
| 2014 | 15.5% | +19.4% |
| 2015 | 14.8% | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 16.4% | +11.3% |
| 2017 | 17.2% | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 18.7% | +8.4% |
| 2019 | 20.3% | +8.7% |
| 2020 | 18.8% | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 24.4% | +29.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.3% | 13.1% | 21.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 16.6% | 11.0% | 20.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 14.7% | 9.8% | 20.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.6% | 18.8% | 24.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More education data for Kuwait
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 47,443 (2021)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 11 (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 30,349 (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 29,489 (2021)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 302,047 (2015)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 265,113 (2021)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -4.44 % change on previous year (2021)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0608 units per person (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Kuwait?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Kuwait was 24.4% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 24.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.8% in 2010.
- How does Kuwait rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- Kuwait ranks 46th out of 179 countries with data for 2021.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 116.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release