School enrollment, preprimary in Kuwait
Kuwait: School enrollment, preprimary was 60.2% in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary in Kuwait, 1971–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 60.2% for school enrollment, preprimary in 2020.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary in Kuwait peaked at 84.1% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 33.0%, in 1974.
That places Kuwait 111th out of 197 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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 | 34.6% | 33.0% | 37.9% | 9 |
| 1980s | 42.4% | 33.4% | 46.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.5% | 34.8% | 79.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.1% | 72.0% | 84.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 72.3% | 60.2% | 84.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.2% | 60.2% | 60.2% | 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 in Kuwait?
- School enrollment, preprimary in Kuwait was 60.2% in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 84.1% in 2008.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.0% in 1974.
- How does Kuwait rank for school enrollment, preprimary?
- Kuwait ranks 111th out of 197 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.3%. 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 (% 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.