Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Kuwait
Kuwait: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 3.6% in 2012. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Kuwait, 1998–2012
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Kuwait is 3.6%, measured in 2012.
The figure is down 62.7% on the previous year and down 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Kuwait peaked at 12.4% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 1998.
Kuwait ranks 139th of 168 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 3.0% | — |
| 1999 | 5.3% | +80.6% |
| 2000 | 4.2% | -21.8% |
| 2001 | 4.2% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 12.4% | +192.4% |
| 2004 | 12.2% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 8.4% | -31.2% |
| 2006 | 8.3% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 6.8% | -18.0% |
| 2008 | 5.7% | -16.3% |
| 2009 | 6.5% | +13.5% |
| 2010 | 8.1% | +24.3% |
| 2011 | 9.5% | +18.4% |
| 2012 | 3.6% | -62.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.2% | 3.0% | 5.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.6% | 4.2% | 12.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 3.6% | 9.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More education data for Kuwait
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 265,113 (2021)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -4.44 % change on previous year (2021)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0608 units per person (2021)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 265,113 (2021)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -4.44 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0608 units per person (2021)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 130,982 (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Kuwait?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Kuwait was 3.6% in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 12.4% in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 1998.
- How does Kuwait rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Kuwait ranks 139th out of 168 countries with data for 2012.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.3%. 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 Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release