Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in Kuwait

Kuwait: Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private was 45.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
45.0%
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
72nd
of 195 countries
All-time high
47.7%
in 2016
All-time low
9.3%
in 1991
Years of data
48
1971–2019

Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in Kuwait, 1971–2019

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in Kuwait stood at 45.0%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in Kuwait peaked at 47.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 1991.

Kuwait ranks 72nd of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.

Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in Kuwait, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private institutions (%) in Kuwait, 1971 to 2019.
Year % Change
1971 33.4%
1972 31.7% -5.1%
1973 33.7% +6.2%
1974 39.8% +18.1%
1975 41.0% +3.1%
1976 40.0% -2.5%
1977 41.8% +4.4%
1978 40.6% -2.7%
1979 40.7% +0.2%
1980 38.5% -5.5%
1981 40.7% +5.8%
1982 40.2% -1.3%
1983 39.3% -2.1%
1984 39.7% +0.8%
1985 38.4% -3.2%
1986 37.0% -3.7%
1987 33.9% -8.2%
1988 32.6% -4.0%
1989 32.7% +0.3%
1990 31.2% -4.5%
1991 9.3% -70.2%
1992 12.4% +33.7%
1993 16.7% +34.6%
1994 20.5% +22.6%
1995 22.3% +8.7%
1996 25.1% +12.4%
1997 24.5% -2.2%
1998 22.9% -6.5%
1999 24.4% +6.3%
2000 26.0% +6.8%
2001 28.3% +8.7%
2002 30.5% +8.0%
2003 32.4% +6.4%
2004 33.2% +2.4%
2005 37.4% +12.5%
2006 39.6% +5.9%
2007 41.5% +4.8%
2008 42.5% +2.4%
2010 42.5% +0.2%
2011 42.7% +0.4%
2012 45.6% +6.7%
2013 46.6% +2.2%
2014 47.3% +1.5%
2015 47.3% -0.0%
2016 47.7% +1.0%
2017 47.0% -1.4%
2018 46.4% -1.5%
2019 45.0% -2.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 38.1% 31.7% 41.8% 9
1980s 37.3% 32.6% 40.7% 10
1990s 20.9% 9.3% 31.2% 10
2000s 34.6% 26.0% 42.5% 9
2010s 45.8% 42.5% 47.7% 10

Countries ranked near Kuwait

  1. 69 Liberia 48.2% compare
  2. 70 Saudi Arabia 47.2% compare
  3. 71 Portugal 46.9% compare
  4. 73 Senegal 43.6% compare
  5. 74 Suriname 42.3% compare
  6. 75 Yemen 40.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in Kuwait?
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in Kuwait was 45.0% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private recorded in Kuwait?
The highest recorded value was 47.7% in 2016.
What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private recorded in Kuwait?
The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 1991.
How does Kuwait rank for percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private?
Kuwait ranks 72nd out of 195 countries with data for 2019.
Is percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private rising or falling in Kuwait?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. 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 Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private institutions (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
240 places, 7,090 data points, 1970–2020
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Total number of students in pre-primary education enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body (e.g., non-governmental organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise), expressed as a percentage of total number of students enrolled in pre-primary education. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years; and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1.