Education in Kuwait

1,946 indicators covering education for Kuwait.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 100.8% 2012 up 15.4% 53rd
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 86.5% 2012 up 13.0% 77th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index 1.17 GPI 2012 up 2.2% 28th
Enrolment in upper secondary education, female 56,817 2012 up 2.0% 116th
Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal 0 2025 101st
Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in 12 2025 unchanged 26th
End of the academic school year 2,022 tertiary education 2022 up 0.5% 147th
Outbound mobility ratio to the Pacific, male (UIS estimate) 0.5% 2021 down 82.0% 27th
Enrolment in upper secondary education, male 51,864 2012 down 1.1% 119th
Tertiary education, academic staff 27.3% 2004 up 42.1% 139th
Start month of the academic school year 9 tertiary education 2022 unchanged 32nd
End month of the academic school year 5 tertiary education 2022 down 37.5% 187th
Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 3 2021 down 99.9% 177th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female 0.9% 2018 up 69.0% 105th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male 1.2% 2018 up 24.8% 111th
Outbound mobility ratio to Central and Eastern Europe, male (UIS) 0.4% 2021 up 5.2% 88th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 102.4% 2012 up 7.2% 61st
Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2021 142nd
Persistence to grade 5, female 91.6% 2020 down 4.5% 84th
Persistence to grade 5, male 80.3% 2020 down 16.4% 101st
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 101.7% 2012 up 3.8% 72nd
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 103.9% 2012 up 8.9% 53rd
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 101.0% 2012 up 5.6% 76th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.03 GPIA 2012 up 3.1% 49th
Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, male 21.3% 2021 up 24.4% 24th
Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America and the Caribbean, male (UIS) 0.0% 2021 up 818.6% 149th
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, male (UIS estimate) 32.0% 2021 down 12.2% 35th
School enrollment, secondary 86.5% 2015 down 2.5% 59th
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female 60,446 2020 down 9.2% 47th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 9.09 years 2012 up 16.0% 87th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female 103.1% 2012 up 5.1% 61st
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 1.03 GPIA 2012 up 2.3% 28th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male 100.4% 2012 up 2.7% 89th
Preprimary education, duration 2 years 2025 unchanged 166th
Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, female 0 2021 down 100.0% 153rd
Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male 2 2021 down 99.0% 145th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2012 up 0.2% 1st
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes 114,549 2025 down 6.4% 145th
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male 66,042 2020 up 14.5% 43rd
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes 126,488 2020 up 1.8% 44th
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female 48.0% 2020 down 11.1% 53rd
School age population, early childhood education, female 56,865 2025 down 1.0% 145th
School age population, early childhood education, male 57,684 2025 down 11.2% 146th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 93.5% 2012 up 17.8% 71st
Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 3 2021 down 99.8% 181st
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes 19 2021 down 99.7% 177th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male 8.98 years 2012 up 14.6% 100th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female 9.22 years 2012 up 17.4% 81st
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 1.03 GPIA 2012 up 2.3% 30th
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes 0.0% 2020 down 99.5% 177th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 2.4% 2015 down 43.2% 152nd
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 4.3% 2012 up 20.9% 129th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 103.8% 2012 up 20.6% 43rd
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.19 GPI 2012 up 3.4% 20th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 84.4% 2012 up 15.0% 88th
Official entrance age to early childhood education 4 years 2025 unchanged 7th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 0.0% 2012 down 100.0% 74th
Theoretical duration of early childhood education 2 years 2025 unchanged 168th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 0.0% 2012 75th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2012 up 0.5% 1st