School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (years) (School) in Kuwait
Kuwait: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (years) (School) was 12.25 years in 2015. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Kuwait, 1971–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 12.25 years for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in 2015.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Kuwait peaked at 13.33 years in 2005 and was at its lowest, 6.62 years, in 1992.
Kuwait ranks 60th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (years) (School) in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 8.19 years | — |
| 1972 | 8.38 years | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 8.34 years | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 8.51 years | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 8.67 years | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 9.06 years | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 9.87 years | +9.0% |
| 1978 | 9.77 years | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 9.81 years | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 9.94 years | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 10.06 years | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 10.34 years | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 10.94 years | +5.8% |
| 1984 | 10.94 years | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 11.14 years | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 11.13 years | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 10.64 years | -4.4% |
| 1988 | 10.41 years | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 10.11 years | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 10.06 years | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 6.62 years | -34.2% |
| 1993 | 7.62 years | +15.2% |
| 1994 | 9.07 years | +19.0% |
| 1995 | 10.62 years | +17.1% |
| 1996 | 11.92 years | +12.2% |
| 1997 | 12.05 years | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 11.86 years | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 11.55 years | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 11.39 years | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 11.39 years | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 12.26 years | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 12.7 years | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 13.33 years | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 12.74 years | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 12.46 years | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 12.17 years | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 11.98 years | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 11.91 years | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 11.92 years | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 12.15 years | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 11.99 years | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 11.92 years | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 12.25 years | +2.7% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 12.25 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 12.41 years, 99% of the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 12.25 years is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 11.85 years, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (years) (School) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | -34.2% | 10.06 years | 6.62 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.96 years | 8.19 years | 9.87 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 10.56 years | 9.94 years | 11.14 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.15 years | 6.62 years | 12.05 years | 9 |
| 2000s | 12.27 years | 11.39 years | 13.33 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 12.02 years | 11.91 years | 12.25 years | 6 |
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 life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Kuwait?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Kuwait was 12.25 years in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 13.33 years in 2005.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.62 years in 1992.
- How does Kuwait rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- Kuwait ranks 60th out of 193 countries with data for 2015.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. 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 secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.