Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Kuwait
Kuwait: Total net enrolment rate, primary, male was 75.4% in 2021. β² Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Kuwait, 1971β2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Kuwait is 75.4%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Kuwait peaked at 96.6% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 58.3%, in 1971.
That places Kuwait 158th out of 178 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 67.8% | 58.3% | 82.3% | 9 |
| 1980s | 78.1% | 72.8% | 81.1% | 9 |
| 1990s | 74.2% | 60.1% | 83.4% | 6 |
| 2000s | 90.8% | 84.7% | 96.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 92.3% | 87.9% | 96.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 75.4% | 75.4% | 75.4% | 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)
- School enrollment, primary 82.4% (2021)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0075 units per person (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Kuwait?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Kuwait was 75.4% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, male recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 96.6% in 2013.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, male recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.3% in 1971.
- How does Kuwait rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, male?
- Kuwait ranks 158th out of 178 countries with data for 2021.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, male rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release