School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Kuwait
Kuwait: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 13.34 years in 2015. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Kuwait, 1971β2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2015, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Kuwait stood at 13.34 years. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Kuwait peaked at 13.34 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 8.24 years, in 1993.
Kuwait ranks 93rd of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.79 years | 8.26 years | 9.72 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 10.47 years | 9.89 years | 10.93 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.11 years | 8.24 years | 11.55 years | 8 |
| 2000s | 12.24 years | 11.41 years | 12.86 years | 3 |
| 2010s | 13.25 years | 13.15 years | 13.34 years | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More education data for Kuwait
- 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 32,782 (2021)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.51 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 88.7% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Kuwait?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Kuwait was 13.34 years in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 13.34 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.24 years in 1993.
- How does Kuwait rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Kuwait ranks 93rd out of 178 countries with data for 2015.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. 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 to tertiary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release