School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) (years female) in Kuwait
Kuwait: School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) (years female) was 1.05 years in 2021. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Kuwait, 1971–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2021, school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Kuwait stood at 1.05 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.3% on the previous year and down 34.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Kuwait peaked at 1.77 years in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.6032 years, in 1974.
Kuwait ranks 148th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) (years female) in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.6705 years | — |
| 1972 | 0.6351 years | -5.3% |
| 1973 | 0.6183 years | -2.7% |
| 1974 | 0.6032 years | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.6193 years | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 0.6734 years | +8.7% |
| 1977 | 0.6743 years | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.6519 years | -3.3% |
| 1979 | 0.6606 years | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.6342 years | -4.0% |
| 1981 | 0.6612 years | +4.3% |
| 1982 | 0.7096 years | +7.3% |
| 1983 | 0.7264 years | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 0.7871 years | +8.4% |
| 1985 | 0.7597 years | -3.5% |
| 1986 | 0.8199 years | +7.9% |
| 1987 | 0.849 years | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 0.8713 years | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 0.8951 years | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 0.9099 years | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 1.42 years | +56.0% |
| 1992 | 1.07 years | -24.9% |
| 1993 | 1.29 years | +20.7% |
| 1994 | 1.17 years | -8.8% |
| 1995 | 1.14 years | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 1.15 years | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 1.2 years | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 1.36 years | +13.3% |
| 1999 | 1.46 years | +7.6% |
| 2000 | 1.52 years | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 1.57 years | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 1.59 years | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 1.6 years | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 1.58 years | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 1.74 years | +10.1% |
| 2006 | 1.72 years | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 1.77 years | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 1.75 years | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 1.41 years | -19.5% |
| 2010 | 1.58 years | +11.9% |
| 2011 | 1.61 years | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 1.63 years | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 1.54 years | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 1.42 years | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 1.34 years | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 1.36 years | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 1.33 years | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 1.32 years | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.25 years | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 1.24 years | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 1.05 years | -15.3% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 1.05 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.47 years, 43% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 1.05 years is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.05 years, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) (years female) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +56.0% | 0.9099 years | 1.42 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6452 years | 0.6032 years | 0.6743 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.7714 years | 0.6342 years | 0.8951 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.22 years | 0.9099 years | 1.46 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.63 years | 1.41 years | 1.77 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.44 years | 1.25 years | 1.63 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.14 years | 1.05 years | 1.24 years | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
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 school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Kuwait?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Kuwait was 1.05 years in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 1.77 years in 2007.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6032 years in 1974.
- How does Kuwait rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female?
- Kuwait ranks 148th out of 205 countries with data for 2021.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release