School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Kuwait
Kuwait: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 2.77 years in 2019. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Kuwait, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 2.77 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in 2019.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 187.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Kuwait peaked at 2.86 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.1933 years, in 1971.
Kuwait ranks 59th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3916 years | 0.1933 years | 0.5953 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.6889 years | 0.532 years | 0.8118 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9324 years | 0.5936 years | 1.26 years | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.01 years | 0.9604 years | 1.06 years | 4 |
| 2010s | 2.74 years | 2.55 years | 2.86 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 56 Switzerland 2.88 years compare
- 57 Costa Rica 2.82 years compare
- 58 Czechia 2.81 years compare
- 60 Malta 2.76 years compare
- 61 Montenegro 2.71 years compare
- 62 China 2.67 years compare
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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.0% (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, tertiary, both sexes in Kuwait?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Kuwait was 2.77 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 2.86 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1933 years in 1971.
- How does Kuwait rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- Kuwait ranks 59th out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 187.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (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.