Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Kuwait
Kuwait: Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes was 80.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Kuwait, 1971–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Kuwait is 80.6%, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Kuwait peaked at 99.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 54.3%, in 1971.
That places Kuwait 173rd out of 200 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 54.3% | — |
| 1972 | 57.4% | +5.7% |
| 1973 | 60.8% | +6.0% |
| 1974 | 62.2% | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 64.0% | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 66.6% | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 71.3% | +7.0% |
| 1978 | 80.2% | +12.5% |
| 1979 | 79.2% | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 78.0% | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 78.3% | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 78.9% | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 79.7% | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 78.8% | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 78.2% | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 77.7% | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 73.1% | -6.0% |
| 1988 | 72.9% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 59.5% | -18.5% |
| 1994 | 71.9% | +20.8% |
| 1996 | 74.2% | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 71.9% | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 83.1% | +15.7% |
| 1999 | 83.0% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 85.1% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 89.3% | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 94.5% | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 97.4% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 97.6% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 97.2% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 99.5% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 99.2% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 99.5% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 99.9% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 98.7% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 98.2% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 98.0% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 96.9% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 92.5% | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 80.6% | -12.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 66.2% | 54.3% | 80.2% | 9 |
| 1980s | 77.3% | 72.9% | 79.7% | 9 |
| 1990s | 73.9% | 59.5% | 83.1% | 6 |
| 2000s | 95.0% | 85.1% | 99.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 97.7% | 92.5% | 99.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 80.6% | 80.6% | 80.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More education data for Kuwait
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 82.36 (2021)
- School enrollment, primary 82.4% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Kuwait?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Kuwait was 80.6% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2011.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.3% in 1971.
- How does Kuwait rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes?
- Kuwait ranks 173rd out of 200 countries with data for 2021.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. 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, primary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release