Education in Kuwait

1,946 indicators covering education for Kuwait.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 21,972 2023 up 52.9% 61st
Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education 18 years 2019 unchanged 53rd
Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education 18 years 2025 unchanged 52nd
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes 0.0% 2020 down 98.5% 167th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes 73 2021 up 97.3% 132nd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.2% 2023 down 76.1% 29th
Government expenditure on education, constant US$ 5,117 millions 2006 up 4.1% 56th
Theoretical duration of post-secondary non-tertiary education 2 years 2025 unchanged 14th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female 35 2021 up 45.8% 132nd
Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male 6 2021 down 99.0% 153rd
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female 42 number 2019 down 85.7% 120th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male 38 2021 up 192.3% 132nd
Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, female 2 2021 down 99.6% 159th
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 0.0% 2020 down 99.8% 168th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 1,215.4% 50th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.1% 2023 down 18.3% 111th
Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index 1 GPI 2020 unchanged 24th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 6.3% 2023 up 60.7% 20th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying 10.0% 2023 up 34.7% 30th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in South 467 2023 up 238.4% 26th
Literacy rate, youth male 99.1% 2020 up 0.0% 27th
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 8.88 2018 down 2.5% 195th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 3.8% 2015 up 136.5% 79th
Literacy rate, youth total 99.3% 2020 up 0.4% 24th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male 8.5% 2015 up 71.6% 61st
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, female 0.2% 2018 up 27.1% 124th
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, male 0.3% 2018 up 71.8% 125th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes 21,524 2021 down 29.7% 73rd
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female 6,507 2021 down 57.8% 87th
Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes 9,500 2013 down 41.6% 67th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male 15,017 2021 down 1.1% 60th
Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 3,681 2013 down 66.9% 70th
Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, male 5,819 2013 up 13.1% 61st
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female 0.0% 2020 down 99.4% 164th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male 0.0% 2020 down 99.3% 163rd
Out-of-school children of primary school age, female 2,740 2016 up 64.6% 124th
Out-of-school children of primary school age, male 18,443 2016 up 428.5% 81st
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes 19,392 number 2019 up 40.2% 68th
Population, age 0, female 24,693 2015 up 7.7% 131st
Population, age 0, total 50,015 2015 up 7.2% 131st
Population, age 1, female 25,475 2015 up 11.1% 130th
Population, age 1, total 51,645 2015 up 11.0% 130th
Population, age 2, female 26,006 2015 up 13.9% 129th
Population, age 2, total 52,749 2015 up 14.1% 129th
Population, age 3, female 26,314 2015 up 16.3% 127th
Population, age 3, total 53,384 2015 up 16.6% 128th
Population, age 4, female 26,426 2015 up 18.2% 127th
Population, age 4, total 53,607 2015 up 18.6% 128th
Population, age 5, female 26,365 2015 up 19.8% 127th
Population, age 5, total 53,472 2015 up 20.1% 128th
Population, age 6, female 26,160 2015 up 21.0% 128th
Population, age 6, total 53,036 2015 up 21.1% 128th
Population, age 7, female 25,835 2015 up 22.0% 129th
Population, age 7, total 52,354 2015 up 21.8% 128th
Population, age 8, female 25,415 2015 up 22.6% 129th
Population, age 8, total 51,480 2015 up 22.0% 130th
Population, age 9, female 24,928 2015 up 23.0% 130th
Population, age 9, total 50,473 2015 up 22.0% 130th
Population, age 10, female 24,378 2015 up 23.1% 130th
Population, age 10, total 49,364 2015 up 21.5% 132nd