Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Kuwait
Kuwait: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 97.6% in 2015. ▬ Flat
Latest (2015)
97.6%
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
70th
of 219 countries
All-time high
99.8%
in 1981
All-time low
94.2%
in 2004
Years of data
43
1971–2015
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Kuwait, 1971–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Kuwait is 97.6%, measured in 2015.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Kuwait peaked at 99.8% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 94.2%, in 2004.
Kuwait ranks 70th of 219 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 94.8% | — |
| 1972 | 95.5% | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 97.1% | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 98.1% | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 98.1% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 98.8% | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 99.1% | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 99.4% | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 99.5% | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 99.8% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 99.7% | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 99.5% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 99.4% | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 99.7% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 99.6% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 99.4% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 99.3% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 99.0% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 99.0% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 98.3% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 98.3% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 98.3% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 94.8% | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 94.2% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 95.8% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 97.8% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 98.1% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 98.5% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 98.3% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 98.0% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 97.6% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 98.3% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 97.8% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 97.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 97.6% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 97.8% | 94.8% | 99.5% | 9 |
| 1980s | 99.6% | 99.4% | 99.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 99.2% | 98.3% | 99.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 97.1% | 94.2% | 98.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 97.8% | 97.6% | 98.3% | 6 |
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More education data for Kuwait
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 302,047 (2015)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 6.7 % change on previous year (2015)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 32,782 (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -3.88 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 150,122 (2015)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 6.39 % change on previous year (2015)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 151,925 (2015)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 7.02 % change on previous year (2015)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 59,838 (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -20.49 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Kuwait?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Kuwait was 97.6% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 1981.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.2% in 2004.
- How does Kuwait rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Kuwait ranks 70th out of 219 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release