Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Kuwait
Kuwait: Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private was 0.7% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Kuwait, 1999–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Kuwait is 0.7%, measured in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.6% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Kuwait peaked at 0.9% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2016.
Kuwait ranks 167th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.9% | — |
| 2000 | 0.9% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.9% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 4 |
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 percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Kuwait?
- Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private in Kuwait was 0.7% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2001.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2016.
- How does Kuwait rank for percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private?
- Kuwait ranks 167th out of 179 countries with data for 2016.
- Is percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private institutions, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release