School enrollment, primary, private in Kuwait
Kuwait: School enrollment, primary, private was 38.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, private in Kuwait, 1971–2021
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total primary.
Analysis
In 2021, school enrollment, primary, private in Kuwait stood at 38.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, private in Kuwait peaked at 42.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 1981.
That places Kuwait 26th out of 202 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.5% | 17.5% | 24.0% | 6 |
| 1980s | 25.6% | 16.0% | 36.3% | 9 |
| 1990s | 31.4% | 25.0% | 37.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 33.6% | 30.4% | 38.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.3% | 39.2% | 42.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 39.7% | 38.4% | 40.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More education data for Kuwait
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 82.36 (2021)
- School enrollment, primary 82.4% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, private in Kuwait?
- School enrollment, primary, private in Kuwait was 38.4% in 2021, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 42.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 1981.
- How does Kuwait rank for school enrollment, primary, private?
- Kuwait ranks 26th out of 202 countries with data for 2021.
- Is school enrollment, primary, private rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. 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 School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.