Primary completion rate, male in Kuwait
Kuwait: Primary completion rate, male was 71.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, male in Kuwait, 1971–2021
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 71.6% for primary completion rate, male in 2021.
The figure is down 6.7% on the previous year and down 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, male in Kuwait peaked at 116.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 49.3%, in 1974.
Kuwait ranks 156th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, male in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 56.4% | — |
| 1972 | 52.6% | -6.7% |
| 1973 | 52.9% | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 49.3% | -6.7% |
| 1975 | 57.0% | +15.5% |
| 1976 | 78.3% | +37.5% |
| 1977 | 64.8% | -17.3% |
| 1978 | 70.1% | +8.2% |
| 1979 | 73.4% | +4.7% |
| 1980 | 77.8% | +5.9% |
| 1981 | 88.9% | +14.3% |
| 1982 | 87.8% | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 88.4% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 86.8% | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 86.2% | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 85.0% | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 84.3% | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 68.7% | -18.5% |
| 1994 | 84.6% | +23.2% |
| 1995 | 64.9% | -23.3% |
| 1996 | 87.4% | +34.7% |
| 1997 | 81.5% | -6.8% |
| 1999 | 87.7% | +7.7% |
| 2000 | 89.5% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 82.0% | -8.4% |
| 2002 | 91.8% | +12.0% |
| 2003 | 97.3% | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 101.0% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 116.0% | +14.9% |
| 2007 | 105.7% | -8.9% |
| 2010 | 100.5% | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 99.2% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 96.2% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 95.9% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 90.2% | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 85.9% | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 81.7% | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 73.9% | -9.5% |
| 2020 | 76.7% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 71.6% | -6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 61.6% | 49.3% | 78.3% | 9 |
| 1980s | 85.6% | 77.8% | 88.9% | 8 |
| 1990s | 79.1% | 64.9% | 87.7% | 6 |
| 2000s | 97.6% | 82.0% | 116.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 90.5% | 73.9% | 100.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 74.1% | 71.6% | 76.7% | 2 |
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More education data for Kuwait
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 32,782 (2021)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 78.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, male in Kuwait?
- Primary completion rate, male in Kuwait was 71.6% in 2021, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, male recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 116.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, male recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.3% in 1974.
- How does Kuwait rank for primary completion rate, male?
- Kuwait ranks 156th out of 189 countries with data for 2021.
- Is primary completion rate, male rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.9%. 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 Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.