Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Kuwait
Kuwait: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 98.0% in 2015. ▬ Flat
Latest (2015)
98.0%
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
61st
of 217 countries
All-time high
99.6%
in 1981
All-time low
93.8%
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
In 2015, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Kuwait stood at 98.0%.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Kuwait peaked at 99.6% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 93.8%, in 2004.
Kuwait ranks 61st of 217 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 | 95.2% | — |
| 1972 | 95.8% | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 96.9% | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 97.4% | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 97.5% | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 98.1% | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 98.5% | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 99.0% | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 99.2% | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 99.6% | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 99.4% | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 99.1% | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 99.0% | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 99.4% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 99.4% | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 99.4% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 99.0% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 99.2% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 99.1% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 98.7% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 98.6% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 97.4% | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 97.9% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 97.9% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 93.9% | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 93.8% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 95.8% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 96.0% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 96.7% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 97.2% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 97.0% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 96.3% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 95.7% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 98.6% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 97.2% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 97.2% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 98.0% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 97.5% | 95.2% | 99.2% | 9 |
| 1980s | 99.3% | 99.0% | 99.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 98.9% | 97.4% | 99.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 96.2% | 93.8% | 97.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 97.2% | 95.7% | 98.6% | 6 |
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More education data for Kuwait
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 130,982 (2021)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -2.7 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.03 units per person (2021)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 134,131 (2021)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -6.08 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0308 units per person (2021)
- 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)
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 98.0% 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 99.6% in 1981.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.8% in 2004.
- How does Kuwait rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Kuwait ranks 61st out of 217 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 2.3%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release