Education in Kuwait 1,946 indicators covering education for Kuwait. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes 30.6% 2021 down 53.5% 120th Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 7.59 2015 down 28.2% 184th Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female 31.5% 2021 down 52.8% 117th Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male 29.9% 2021 down 54.2% 121st Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, adjusted gender parity 1.05 GPIA 2021 up 2.8% 27th Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private 32.1% 2012 up 25.0% 41st Government expenditure on education, PPP$ 7,146 millions 2006 up 26.9% 67th Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry 15,650 2021 up 932.3% 60th Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry 18,659 2021 up 669.1% 58th Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private 35.0% 2015 up 26.7% 29th Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary 8.33 2018 down 27.2% 167th Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public 51.3% 2012 up 3.2% 26th Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public 1.0% 2012 up 6.3% 26th Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public 48.7% 2012 down 3.2% 166th Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, adjusted gender parity 1.04 GPIA 2020 up 4.1% 32nd Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, female 92.8% 2020 down 5.1% 106th Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, male 89.3% 2020 down 8.9% 113th Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary 53.7% 2021 up 721.2% 25th Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary 57.4% 2021 up 484.5% 23rd Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female 30,455 2021 up 164.3% 83rd Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male 65,565 2021 up 238.1% 71st Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper 17.2% 2021 up 96.7% 58th Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper 30.2% 2021 up 121.7% 43rd Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper 0.5695 GPIA 2021 down 11.3% 160th Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 100.0% 2021 up 38.0% 1st Pupil-trained teacher ratio in pre-primary education 6.83 headcount basis 2021 down 55.1% 109th Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private 42.8% 2016 down 3.4% 168th Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private 0.7% 2016 down 6.0% 168th Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private 57.2% 2016 up 2.7% 13th Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, female 262 number 2019 up 125.9% 110th Government expenditure on education, constant PPP$ 7,045 millions 2006 up 4.1% 72nd Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public 52.9% 2015 up 1.4% 12th Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public 1.1% 2015 up 2.5% 12th Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public 47.1% 2015 down 1.6% 169th Government expenditure on tertiary education, constant US$ 1,668 millions 2006 down 2.9% 50th Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% 157th Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education 0.0% 2020 down 99.7% 152nd Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes 85.7% 2020 down 10.7% 104th Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public 57.1% 2012 up 6.2% 4th Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public 1.2% 2012 up 9.5% 4th Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public 42.9% 2012 down 7.2% 176th Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, female 66 number 2019 up 230.0% 127th Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, female 59 number 2019 up 68.6% 123rd Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, female 81 number 2019 down 79.7% 122nd Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 100.0% 2021 unchanged 1st Pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education 9.09 headcount basis 2008 down 13.9% 95th Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 100.0% 2021 up 37.7% 1st Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 100.0% 2021 — 1st Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 1 GPIA 2021 down 50.0% 47th Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 1,381 number 2019 down 69.8% 106th Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public 50.3% 2021 down 2.0% 30th Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public 1.0% 2021 down 3.7% 30th Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public 49.7% 2021 up 2.1% 147th Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary 0.5565 GPIA 2021 down 11.8% 155th Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and 108,455 2021 up 455.1% 65th Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and 50,098 2021 up 334.8% 78th Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary 27.7% 2021 up 258.6% 29th Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary 15.4% 2021 up 216.4% 51st Government expenditure on pre-primary education, US$ 677.82 millions 2014 up 176.0% 45th International expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 0.0% 2015 — 144th ← Previous Page 17 of 33 Next →