Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Kuwait
Kuwait: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes was 77.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Kuwait, 1971–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 77.1% for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.1% on the previous year and down 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Kuwait peaked at 98.8% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 62.0%, in 1992.
Kuwait ranks 142nd of 180 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 68.5% | — |
| 1972 | 65.6% | -4.2% |
| 1973 | 62.5% | -4.7% |
| 1978 | 78.3% | +25.3% |
| 1979 | 80.6% | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 84.6% | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 62.0% | -26.7% |
| 1994 | 81.4% | +31.2% |
| 1997 | 98.8% | +21.4% |
| 1999 | 81.4% | -17.6% |
| 2000 | 85.6% | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 89.3% | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 93.5% | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 96.3% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 98.3% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 97.5% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 95.8% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 96.6% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 94.0% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 91.7% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 91.9% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 90.3% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 88.4% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 86.0% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 84.1% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 86.7% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 77.1% | -11.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 71.1% | 62.5% | 80.6% | 5 |
| 1980s | 84.6% | 84.6% | 84.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 80.9% | 62.0% | 98.8% | 4 |
| 2000s | 92.6% | 85.6% | 98.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 91.6% | 84.1% | 97.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.9% | 77.1% | 86.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 139 El Salvador 78.1% compare
- 140 Angola 78.1% compare
- 141 Micronesia (country) 77.6% compare
- 143 Solomon Islands 76.5% compare
- 144 Bangladesh 76.1% compare
- 145 Marshall Islands 75.5% compare
More education data for Kuwait
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 32,782 (2021)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 78.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Kuwait?
- Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Kuwait was 77.1% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 98.8% in 1997.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.0% in 1992.
- How does Kuwait rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes?
- Kuwait ranks 142nd out of 180 countries with data for 2021.
- Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release