Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female (%) (enrolment) in Kuwait
Kuwait: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female (%) (enrolment) was 84.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Kuwait, 1971–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 84.9% for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.6% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Kuwait peaked at 99.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 59.5%, in 1973.
That places Kuwait 115th out of 163 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female (%) (enrolment) in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 63.5% | — |
| 1972 | 62.8% | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 59.5% | -5.2% |
| 1992 | 63.7% | +7.0% |
| 1994 | 82.2% | +29.1% |
| 1997 | 99.2% | +20.7% |
| 1999 | 81.7% | -17.6% |
| 2000 | 84.5% | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 89.8% | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 95.0% | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 97.5% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 99.9% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 96.9% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 98.3% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 96.2% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 94.2% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 93.7% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 94.1% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 94.3% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 93.3% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 93.1% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 95.0% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 84.9% | -10.6% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 84.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 98.2%, 86% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 84.9% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 92.8%, 92% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female (%) (enrolment) in Kuwait changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +29.1% | 63.7% | 82.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 61.9% | 59.5% | 63.5% | 3 |
| 1990s | 81.7% | 63.7% | 99.2% | 4 |
| 2000s | 91.7% | 84.5% | 97.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 95.4% | 93.1% | 99.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.0% | 84.9% | 95.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More education data for Kuwait
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 86.7 (2021)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 80.57 (2021)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 47,443 (2021)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 11 (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 30,349 (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 29,489 (2021)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 302,047 (2015)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 265,113 (2021)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -4.44 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Kuwait?
- Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Kuwait was 84.9% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2010.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.5% in 1973.
- How does Kuwait rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female?
- Kuwait ranks 115th out of 163 countries with data for 2021.
- Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. 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, published as part of Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release