School enrolment in Kuwait
Kuwait: School enrolment was 30.62 in 2021. ▼ Falling
School enrolment in Kuwait, 1999–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 30.62 for school enrolment in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 35.4% on the previous year and down 53.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrolment in Kuwait peaked at 72.29 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 30.62, in 2021.
Kuwait ranks 142nd of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
School enrolment in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 59.02 | — |
| 2000 | 61.58 | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 65.05 | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 66.39 | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 66.49 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 65.95 | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 65.6 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 67.01 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 70.74 | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 72.29 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 65.79 | -9.0% |
| 2011 | 65.87 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 65.93 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 62.35 | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 57.72 | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 54.07 | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 51.82 | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 50.35 | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 47.55 | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 47.37 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 30.62 | -35.4% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 30.62 is below the median for high income countries, which is 87.07, 35% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 30.62 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 51.53, 59% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrolment 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -35.4% | 47.37 | 30.62 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.02 | 59.02 | 59.02 | 1 |
| 2000s | 66.79 | 61.58 | 72.29 | 9 |
| 2010s | 57.94 | 47.55 | 65.93 | 9 |
| 2020s | 38.99 | 30.62 | 47.37 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More education data for Kuwait
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 86.7 (2021)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 80.57 (2021)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrolment in Kuwait?
- School enrolment in Kuwait was 30.62 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest school enrolment recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 72.29 in 2008.
- What is the lowest school enrolment recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.62 in 2021.
- How does Kuwait rank for school enrolment?
- Kuwait ranks 142nd out of 178 countries with data for 2021.
- Is school enrolment rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of School enrolment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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