Persistence to last grade of primary, female in Kuwait
Kuwait: Persistence to last grade of primary, female was 91.6% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Persistence to last grade of primary, female in Kuwait, 1972–2020
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
In 2020, persistence to last grade of primary, female in Kuwait stood at 91.6%.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persistence to last grade of primary, female in Kuwait peaked at 99.4% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 58.7%, in 1976.
Kuwait ranks 91st of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Persistence to last grade of primary, female in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 91.4% | — |
| 1973 | 96.2% | +5.3% |
| 1974 | 95.2% | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 58.7% | -38.3% |
| 1979 | 97.0% | +65.2% |
| 1981 | 95.7% | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 95.1% | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 92.3% | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 92.2% | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 91.3% | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 90.0% | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 99.4% | +10.4% |
| 1996 | 96.9% | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 91.2% | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 95.1% | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 94.5% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 97.6% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 98.8% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 96.0% | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 95.2% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 96.0% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 95.5% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 86.1% | -9.9% |
| 2018 | 92.6% | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 91.6% | -1.1% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 91.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 98.6%, 93% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 91.6% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 93.7%, 98% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Persistence to last grade of primary, female in Kuwait changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +65.2% | 58.7% | 97.0% |
| 1976 | -38.3% | 95.2% | 58.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 87.7% | 58.7% | 97.0% | 5 |
| 1980s | 92.8% | 90.0% | 95.7% | 6 |
| 1990s | 95.7% | 91.2% | 99.4% | 4 |
| 2000s | 97.2% | 94.5% | 99.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 93.1% | 86.1% | 96.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 91.6% | 91.6% | 91.6% | 1 |
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 persistence to last grade of primary, female in Kuwait?
- Persistence to last grade of primary, female in Kuwait was 91.6% in 2020, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest persistence to last grade of primary, female recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 1994.
- What is the lowest persistence to last grade of primary, female recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.7% in 1976.
- How does Kuwait rank for persistence to last grade of primary, female?
- Kuwait ranks 91st out of 164 countries with data for 2020.
- Is persistence to last grade of primary, female rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Persistence to last grade of primary, female (% of cohort). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.