Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education l in Kuwait

Kuwait: Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education l was 38.42 in 2021. β–² Rising

Latest (2021)
38.42
Change on year
down 6.0%
World rank
27th
of 207 countries
All-time high
42.57
in 2015
All-time low
16.02
in 1981
Years of data
45
1971–2021

Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education l in Kuwait, 1971–2021

0102030401971199620211971: 241972: 22.41973: 21.61974: 19.71975: 181976: 17.51981: 161982: 16.41983: 19.61984: 231985: 25.91986: 28.31987: 30.81988: 341989: 36.31990: 37.31991: 251992: 28.11993: 301994: 32.41995: 31.11996: 33.21997: 32.91999: 32.22000: 31.12001: 30.62002: 30.42003: 312004: 32.32005: 332006: 34.52007: 36.92008: 37.62009: 38.42010: 39.22011: 412012: 412013: 41.72015: 42.62016: 41.82017: 42.12018: 41.82019: 40.32020: 40.92021: 38.4

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Kuwait recorded 38.42 for precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education l in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education l in Kuwait peaked at 42.57 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 16.02, in 1981.

Kuwait ranks 27th of 207 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 20.53 17.51 23.97 6
1980s 25.58 16.02 36.31 9
1990s 31.36 24.98 37.34 9
2000s 33.59 30.4 38.44 10
2010s 41.29 39.18 42.57 9
2020s 39.66 38.42 40.9 2

Countries ranked near Kuwait

  1. 24 Malta 41.49 compare
  2. 25 Brunei Darussalam 41.19 compare
  3. 26 Dominica 40.44 compare
  4. 28 United Kingdom 38.15 compare
  5. 29 Bahrain, Kingdom of 37.73 compare
  6. 30 Guinea 35.47 compare

See the full ranking of 212 places β†’

More education data for Kuwait

All data for Kuwait β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education l in Kuwait?
Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education l in Kuwait was 38.42 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education l recorded in Kuwait?
The highest recorded value was 42.57 in 2015.
What is the lowest precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education l recorded in Kuwait?
The lowest recorded value was 16.02 in 1981.
How does Kuwait rank for precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education l?
Kuwait ranks 27th out of 207 countries with data for 2021.
Is precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education l rising or falling in Kuwait?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kuwait data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education level
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
212 places, 6,329 data points, 1970–2025
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