Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male (%) (enrolment male) in Kuwait
Kuwait: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male (%) (enrolment male) was 70.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Kuwait, 1971–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Kuwait stood at 70.7%.
The figure is down 11.5% on the previous year and down 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Kuwait peaked at 98.4% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 60.5%, in 1992.
Kuwait ranks 132nd of 163 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male (%) (enrolment male) in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 72.7% | — |
| 1972 | 68.1% | -6.4% |
| 1973 | 65.1% | -4.3% |
| 1992 | 60.5% | -7.1% |
| 1994 | 80.6% | +33.2% |
| 1997 | 98.4% | +22.2% |
| 1999 | 81.2% | -17.5% |
| 2000 | 86.6% | +6.7% |
| 2001 | 88.8% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 92.1% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 95.2% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 95.3% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 94.7% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 95.0% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 91.9% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 89.5% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 88.3% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 86.9% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 83.4% | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 80.0% | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 76.8% | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 79.9% | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 70.7% | -11.5% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 70.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 97.6%, 72% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 70.7% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 92.9%, 76% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male (%) (enrolment male) 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 | +33.2% | 60.5% | 80.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 68.6% | 65.1% | 72.7% | 3 |
| 1990s | 80.1% | 60.5% | 98.4% | 4 |
| 2000s | 90.7% | 86.6% | 95.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 88.2% | 76.8% | 95.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.3% | 70.7% | 79.9% | 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, male in Kuwait?
- Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Kuwait was 70.7% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 98.4% in 1997.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.5% in 1992.
- How does Kuwait rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male?
- Kuwait ranks 132nd out of 163 countries with data for 2021.
- Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.3%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release