Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Kuwait

Kuwait: Secondary education, general pupils, per capita was 0.075 units per person in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.075 units per person
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
81st
of 204 countries
All-time high
0.1606 units per person
in 1990
All-time low
0.075 units per person
in 2018
Years of data
48
1971–2018

Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Kuwait, 1971–2018

00.050.10.15197119942018

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

In 2018, secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Kuwait stood at 0.075 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 48 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 19.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Kuwait peaked at 0.1606 units per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.075 units per person, in 2018.

Kuwait ranks 81st of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 48 years of available data.

Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Kuwait, year by year

Annual values for Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Kuwait, 1971 to 2018.
Year units per person Change
1971 0.0775 units per person
1972 0.0818 units per person +5.5%
1973 0.0844 units per person +3.2%
1974 0.0854 units per person +1.2%
1975 0.0868 units per person +1.6%
1976 0.0907 units per person +4.5%
1977 0.1037 units per person +14.3%
1978 0.1063 units per person +2.6%
1979 0.1084 units per person +1.9%
1980 0.1111 units per person +2.6%
1981 0.1146 units per person +3.1%
1982 0.1177 units per person +2.7%
1983 0.1196 units per person +1.6%
1984 0.1207 units per person +0.9%
1985 0.1213 units per person +0.5%
1986 0.1209 units per person -0.3%
1987 0.1193 units per person -1.3%
1988 0.1198 units per person +0.4%
1989 0.1191 units per person -0.6%
1990 0.1606 units per person +34.8%
1991 0.1038 units per person -35.3%
1992 0.102 units per person -1.8%
1993 0.1056 units per person +3.6%
1994 0.1123 units per person +6.3%
1995 0.1173 units per person +4.5%
1996 0.1185 units per person +0.9%
1997 0.1197 units per person +1.1%
1998 0.1209 units per person +1.0%
1999 0.1216 units per person +0.6%
2000 0.1207 units per person -0.8%
2001 0.1193 units per person -1.1%
2002 0.116 units per person -2.7%
2003 0.1171 units per person +0.9%
2004 0.1166 units per person -0.4%
2005 0.1046 units per person -10.3%
2006 0.0978 units per person -6.6%
2007 0.0967 units per person -1.1%
2008 0.0928 units per person -4.1%
2009 0.0897 units per person -3.4%
2010 0.0877 units per person -2.2%
2011 0.0838 units per person -4.5%
2012 0.0808 units per person -3.6%
2013 0.0776 units per person -3.8%
2014 0.0755 units per person -2.7%
2015 0.0769 units per person +1.8%
2016 0.077 units per person +0.1%
2017 0.0765 units per person -0.6%
2018 0.075 units per person -1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0917 units per person 0.0775 units per person 0.1084 units per person 9
1980s 0.1184 units per person 0.1111 units per person 0.1213 units per person 10
1990s 0.1182 units per person 0.102 units per person 0.1606 units per person 10
2000s 0.1071 units per person 0.0897 units per person 0.1207 units per person 10
2010s 0.079 units per person 0.075 units per person 0.0877 units per person 9

Countries ranked near Kuwait

  1. 78 Seychelles 0.0762 units per person compare
  2. 79 Israel 0.0755 units per person compare
  3. 80 Vanuatu 0.0754 units per person compare
  4. 82 France 0.0744 units per person compare
  5. 83 Costa Rica 0.0742 units per person compare
  6. 84 Solomon Islands 0.0741 units per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Kuwait?
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Kuwait was 0.075 units per person in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest secondary education, general pupils, per capita recorded in Kuwait?
The highest recorded value was 0.1606 units per person in 1990.
What is the lowest secondary education, general pupils, per capita recorded in Kuwait?
The lowest recorded value was 0.075 units per person in 2018.
How does Kuwait rank for secondary education, general pupils, per capita?
Kuwait ranks 81st out of 204 countries with data for 2018.
Is secondary education, general pupils, per capita rising or falling in Kuwait?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Kuwait data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, general pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Secondary education, general pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Secondary education, general pupils ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 9,345 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Secondary education, general pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.