Education in Kuwait 154 indicators covering education for Kuwait. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Lower secondary school starting age 11 years 2025 unchanged 144th Population ages 15-64 78.9% 2025 up 4.0% 3rd Population ages 0-14 18.0% 2025 down 17.6% 138th Primary school starting age 6 years 2025 unchanged 33rd School enrollment, primary 82.4% 2021 down 20.8% 189th Primary education, teachers 32,782 2021 up 26.2% 105th School enrollment, primary, female 88.7% 2021 down 15.2% 177th School enrollment, primary, male 77.0% 2021 down 25.6% 194th Labor force, total 2.93 million 2025 up 35.0% 112th Labor force, female 23.6% 2025 down 13.0% 168th School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 1.15 GPI 2021 up 15.7% 2nd School enrollment, secondary 95.4% 2015 down 12.1% 80th Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years 2.1 per 1,000 2024 down 19.2% 160th Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years 1.5 per 1,000 2024 down 34.8% 160th Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years 0.9 per 1,000 2024 down 10.0% 129th Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years 0.8 per 1,000 2024 down 11.1% 131st Secondary education, teachers 47,443 2021 up 52.0% 91st School enrollment, secondary, female 99.8% 2015 down 12.2% 64th School enrollment, secondary, male 91.4% 2015 down 11.9% 91st School enrollment, tertiary 51.9% 2021 down 7.2% 82nd School enrollment, primary, private 38.4% 2021 down 6.4% 26th School enrollment, preprimary 60.2% 2020 down 28.3% 111th School enrollment, tertiary, male 39.9% 2021 up 0.2% 88th School enrollment, tertiary, female 65.9% 2021 down 10.0% 70th School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index 1.06 GPI 2015 down 2.8% 56th School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 1.39 GPI 2021 down 4.3% 33rd Secondary education, teachers, female 27,159 2021 up 60.7% 88th Primary completion rate, female 91.3% 2021 down 10.2% 115th Primary completion rate, male 71.6% 2021 down 27.9% 156th Government expenditure on education, total 6.4% 2024 up 8.1% 21st Secondary education, general pupils 324,426 2018 up 31.8% 114th Lower secondary completion rate, total 85.3% 2021 down 9.9% 103rd School enrollment, preprimary, female 62.1% 2020 down 25.8% 108th School enrollment, preprimary, male 58.5% 2020 down 30.5% 110th Persistence to last grade of primary, total 85.7% 2020 down 10.7% 112th Government expenditure on education, total 13.8% 2025 up 23.0% 78th Secondary education, general pupils 48.6% 2018 down 3.2% 156th Lower secondary completion rate, female 94.3% 2021 down 4.3% 72nd Lower secondary completion rate, male 78.1% 2021 down 14.3% 112th Children out of school 7.5% 2016 up 167.1% 62nd Secondary education, duration 7 years 2025 unchanged 26th Primary education, duration 5 years 2025 unchanged 154th Primary education, pupils 265,113 2021 up 18.5% 132nd Secondary education, pupils 302,047 2015 up 23.6% 125th Persistence to last grade of primary, male 80.3% 2020 down 16.4% 107th Persistence to last grade of primary, female 91.6% 2020 down 4.5% 91st Secondary education, vocational pupils 7,275 2015 down 29.8% 134th Number of under-five deaths, male 218 2024 down 29.2% 127th Number of under-five deaths, female 177 2024 down 28.6% 127th Number of infant deaths, male 188 2024 down 29.1% 127th Number of infant deaths, female 154 2024 down 28.0% 127th Children out of school, female 2.1% 2016 up 11.7% 132nd Children out of school, male 12.1% 2016 up 230.6% 47th Secondary education, vocational pupils 58.4% 2015 up 13.6% 6th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total 89.6% 2018 down 11.7% 168th Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 6.0% 2025 up 28.7% 90th Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 1.0% 2025 down 22.3% 180th Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 2.2% 2025 down 0.9% 167th Primary education, teachers 90.4% 2021 up 0.0% 30th Repeaters, primary, total 0.5% 2018 down 43.7% 137th Page 1 of 3 Next →