School enrollment, preprimary, male in Kuwait
Kuwait: School enrollment, preprimary, male was 58.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary, male in Kuwait, 1971–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 58.5% for school enrollment, preprimary, male in 2020.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary, male in Kuwait peaked at 85.1% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 34.0%, in 1980.
Kuwait ranks 110th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 36.7% | 35.5% | 39.4% | 9 |
| 1980s | 43.8% | 34.0% | 48.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 61.7% | 34.7% | 79.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.2% | 71.2% | 85.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 71.8% | 58.4% | 84.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.5% | 58.5% | 58.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More education data for Kuwait
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 82.4% (2021)
- Primary education, teachers 32,782 (2021)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.51 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 88.7% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, preprimary, male in Kuwait?
- School enrollment, preprimary, male in Kuwait was 58.5% in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary, male recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 85.1% in 2008.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary, male recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.0% in 1980.
- How does Kuwait rank for school enrollment, preprimary, male?
- Kuwait ranks 110th out of 194 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary, male rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.