Percentage of total aid to education allocated to least developed in Kuwait
Kuwait: Percentage of total aid to education allocated to least developed was 13.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of total aid to education allocated to least developed in Kuwait, 2010–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of total aid to education allocated to least developed in Kuwait stood at 13.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 38.8% on the previous year and down 40.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of total aid to education allocated to least developed in Kuwait peaked at 32.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 9.5%, in 2020.
That places Kuwait 25th out of 43 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Percentage of total aid to education allocated to least developed in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 22.2% | — |
| 2011 | 25.9% | +16.5% |
| 2012 | 25.7% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 27.6% | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 22.7% | -17.8% |
| 2015 | 32.2% | +41.8% |
| 2016 | 22.1% | -31.4% |
| 2017 | 23.8% | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 25.4% | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 21.0% | -17.6% |
| 2020 | 9.5% | -54.8% |
| 2021 | 16.7% | +76.5% |
| 2022 | 25.3% | +51.5% |
| 2023 | 22.1% | -12.7% |
| 2024 | 13.5% | -38.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 24.9% | 21.0% | 32.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.4% | 9.5% | 25.3% | 5 |
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 total aid to education allocated to least developed in Kuwait?
- Percentage of total aid to education allocated to least developed in Kuwait was 13.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of total aid to education allocated to least developed recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 32.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest percentage of total aid to education allocated to least developed recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 2020.
- How does Kuwait rank for percentage of total aid to education allocated to least developed?
- Kuwait ranks 25th out of 43 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of total aid to education allocated to least developed rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.4%. 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 total aid to education allocated to least developed countries (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release