Education in Kuwait 1,946 indicators covering education for Kuwait. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 88.7% 2015 up 12.3% 73rd Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2012 unchanged 1st Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 8 2021 down 99.3% 164th Progression to secondary school, male 96.7% 2017 down 3.3% 84th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 95.7% 2012 down 0.8% 58th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 117,945 number 2019 up 219.9% 112th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 0.0% 2012 down 100.0% 82nd School enrollment, secondary, female 88.7% 2015 down 5.4% 53rd School enrollment, secondary, male 84.5% 2015 up 0.5% 61st Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 4.3% 2012 up 20.9% 136th Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes 80.6% 2021 down 19.4% 177th Government expenditure on education, US$ 3,038 millions 2006 up 90.7% 72nd Progression to secondary school, female 99.0% 2017 down 0.6% 50th Expenditure on tertiary education 32.6% 2006 down 6.8% 16th Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 3.0% 2006 down 48.6% 135th Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 24,694 number 2018 up 214.2% 50th Literacy rate, youth female 99.6% 2020 up 0.9% 21st Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 0.0% 2020 down 99.4% 168th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 6.3% 2015 up 74.9% 67th Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female 1 2021 down 99.9% 169th Children out of school, primary 21,183 2016 up 310.9% 91st Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes 21,183 2016 up 310.9% 91st Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male 2 2021 down 99.9% 170th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 7.5% 2016 up 167.1% 64th Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes 26,722 number 2019 up 53.8% 65th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 96.4% 2012 up 0.7% 53rd Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 94.9% 2012 down 2.1% 68th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 3.6% 2012 down 16.3% 139th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 5.1% 2012 up 70.3% 123rd Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes 27,615 2021 up 34.7% 67th Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female 4 2021 down 99.9% 173rd Enrolment in secondary education, female 150,122 number 2015 up 21.3% 119th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 415 2023 down 72.8% 56th Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes 19,828 2021 up 43.3% 76th Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female 57.6% 2019 up 6.2% 88th Teachers in lower secondary education, female 15,401 number 2019 up 63.4% 64th Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government 13.8% 2025 up 23.0% 78th Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male 15 2021 down 99.7% 168th Teachers in lower secondary education, female 15,944 2021 up 45.3% 69th Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female 57.7% 2021 up 7.9% 104th Teachers in lower secondary education, male 11,671 2021 up 22.5% 62nd Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female 56.6% 2021 up 4.7% 86th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female 93.0% 2018 down 2.0% 94th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes 77 number 2019 down 90.5% 123rd Teachers in upper secondary education, female 11,215 2021 up 50.0% 70th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male 84.1% 2018 down 7.3% 132nd Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female 0.2% 2018 up 145.2% 129th Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, male 0.4% 2018 up 37.1% 127th Teachers in upper secondary education, male 8,613 2021 up 49.2% 75th Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male 3 2021 down 99.7% 170th Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, female 0 2021 down 100.0% 176th Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes 0.0% 2020 down 98.6% 170th Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male 0.0% 2020 down 99.3% 171st Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female 0.0% 2020 down 99.8% 173rd Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity 1.16 GPIA 2015 up 2.2% 7th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female 97.0% 2015 up 13.9% 52nd Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male 81.2% 2015 up 10.6% 88th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North 13,888 2023 up 82.5% 53rd Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 15 2023 up 1,400.0% 64th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 175 2023 down 7.4% 135th ← 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