School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Kuwait
Kuwait: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female was 9.22 years in 2012. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Kuwait, 1996β2012
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 9.22 years for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in 2012.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Kuwait peaked at 9.84 years in 2007 and was at its lowest, 7.18 years, in 1999.
That places Kuwait 77th out of 195 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.26 years | 7.18 years | 7.41 years | 4 |
| 2000s | 8.79 years | 7.35 years | 9.84 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.28 years | 9.22 years | 9.38 years | 3 |
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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)
- School enrollment, primary 82.4% (2021)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0075 units per person (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Kuwait?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Kuwait was 9.22 years in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 9.84 years in 2007.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.18 years in 1999.
- How does Kuwait rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?
- Kuwait ranks 77th out of 195 countries with data for 2012.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. 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, primary and lower secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release