Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Kuwait
Kuwait: Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled was 82.36 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Kuwait, 1971–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Kuwait is 82.36, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Kuwait peaked at 112.57 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 73.11, in 1992.
That places Kuwait 200th out of 217 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 78.95 | — |
| 1972 | 80.22 | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 82.22 | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 83.29 | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 85.95 | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 89.79 | +4.5% |
| 1977 | 95.65 | +6.5% |
| 1978 | 98.6 | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 96.74 | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 96.62 | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 94.55 | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 95.2 | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 95.26 | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 95.23 | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 94.26 | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 92.39 | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 88.82 | -3.9% |
| 1988 | 86.7 | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 84.4 | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 82.57 | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 112.57 | +36.3% |
| 1992 | 73.11 | -35.1% |
| 1993 | 76.62 | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 85.26 | +11.3% |
| 1995 | 83.93 | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 87.48 | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 88.19 | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 88.84 | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 89.24 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 91.78 | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 94.39 | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 100.23 | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 103.92 | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 106.36 | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 109.95 | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 107.88 | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 109.51 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 105.87 | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 104.79 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 103.46 | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 104.03 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 101.2 | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 100.76 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 100.81 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 101.8 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 95.08 | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 91.09 | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 88.37 | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 83.06 | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 81.39 | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 82.36 | +1.2% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 82.36 is below the median for high income countries, which is 99.82, 83% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 82.36 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 97.63, 84% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +36.3% | 82.57 | 112.57 |
| 1992 | -35.1% | 112.57 | 73.11 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 87.94 | 78.95 | 98.6 | 9 |
| 1980s | 92.34 | 84.4 | 96.62 | 10 |
| 1990s | 86.78 | 73.11 | 112.57 | 10 |
| 2000s | 103.47 | 91.78 | 109.95 | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.97 | 83.06 | 104.03 | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.88 | 81.39 | 82.36 | 2 |
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 primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Kuwait?
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Kuwait was 82.36 in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 112.57 in 1991.
- What is the lowest primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.11 in 1992.
- How does Kuwait rank for primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled?
- Kuwait ranks 200th out of 217 countries with data for 2021.
- Is primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary secondary enrollment completion rates with 569 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary secondary enrollment completion rates with 569 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.