Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Kuwait
Kuwait: Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) was 0.0% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Kuwait, 1999–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Kuwait stood at 0.0%. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of down 99.3% on the previous year and down 99.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Kuwait peaked at 7.4% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2020.
That places Kuwait 157th out of 171 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 7.4% | — |
| 2000 | 7.2% | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 6.9% | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 7.1% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 5.7% | -19.9% |
| 2004 | 3.8% | -32.9% |
| 2005 | 5.7% | +50.8% |
| 2006 | 5.2% | -8.4% |
| 2007 | 5.9% | +11.7% |
| 2008 | 5.4% | -8.7% |
| 2009 | 4.7% | -12.4% |
| 2011 | 3.9% | -17.1% |
| 2012 | 3.8% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 3.4% | -9.8% |
| 2016 | 2.9% | -17.0% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | -37.1% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | -9.3% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | -18.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -99.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.4% | 7.4% | 7.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.8% | 3.8% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 1.3% | 3.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 154 Belarus 0.0% compare
- 155 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0% compare
- 156 China 0.0% compare
- 158 Kazakhstan 0.0% compare
- 159 Kyrgyzstan 0.0% compare
- 160 Republic of Korea 0.0% compare
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 repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Kuwait?
- Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) in Kuwait was 0.0% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 7.4% in 1999.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2020.
- How does Kuwait rank for repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades)?
- Kuwait ranks 157th out of 171 countries with data for 2020.
- Is repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.8%. 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 Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades), both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 19 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release