Share of students studying abroad in Kuwait
Kuwait: Share of students studying abroad was 19.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Share of students studying abroad in Kuwait, 1999–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, share of students studying abroad in Kuwait stood at 19.7%.
The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of students studying abroad in Kuwait peaked at 21.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 15.3%, in 1999.
That places Kuwait 37th out of 175 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.3% | 15.3% | 15.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 16.8% | 15.4% | 18.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 19.6% | 18.4% | 21.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 19.3% | 18.9% | 19.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More education data for Kuwait
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (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. average years of schooling 1.51 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 88.7% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of students studying abroad in Kuwait?
- Share of students studying abroad in Kuwait was 19.7% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of students studying abroad recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 21.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of students studying abroad recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.3% in 1999.
- How does Kuwait rank for share of students studying abroad?
- Kuwait ranks 37th out of 175 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of students studying abroad rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of students studying abroad. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of a country's tertiary level students studying abroad as international students. International students are those that move from their home countries for education, identified based on their past education, residence, or distinct immigration regulations.