Education in Kuwait 154 indicators covering education for Kuwait. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Persistence to grade 5, total 85.7% 2020 down 10.7% 103rd Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 49 2024 down 2.0% 123rd Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 58 2024 up 28.9% 122nd Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 88 2024 down 12.0% 141st Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 101 2024 down 1.0% 144th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female 93.4% 2018 down 6.1% 155th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male 86.2% 2018 down 16.7% 172nd Share of the population with no formal education with projections 0.4% 2100 down 33.8% 88th Number of adults with no formal education by region 20,900 people 2100 down 36.1% 97th Population by level of education 1.90 million people 2100 up 5.3% 125th Repeaters, primary, female 0.5% 2018 down 36.1% 132nd Repeaters, primary, male 0.6% 2018 down 48.3% 138th School enrollment, secondary, private 35.0% 2015 up 26.7% 29th School enrollment, primary 82.6% 2018 down 10.6% 151st Trained teachers in primary education 100.0% 2021 up 28.8% 1st Over-age students, primary 2.6% 2018 up 3.1% 133rd Secondary education, teachers 57.2% 2021 up 5.7% 109th School enrollment, primary, female 86.9% 2018 down 8.5% 118th School enrollment, primary, male 79.0% 2018 down 12.9% 144th Over-age students, primary, male 2.9% 2018 up 7.1% 135th Over-age students, primary, female 2.2% 2018 down 1.8% 133rd Compulsory education, duration 9 years 2025 unchanged 115th Progression to secondary school 97.8% 2017 down 2.0% 78th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary 88.2% 2018 down 10.5% 141st Trained teachers in primary education, female 100.0% 2021 up 25.0% 1st Trained teachers in primary education, male 100.0% 2021 up 80.9% 1st Primary education, pupils 49.0% 2018 up 0.3% 48th Tertiary education, academic staff 27.3% 2004 up 42.1% 139th Persistence to grade 5, female 91.6% 2020 down 4.5% 84th Persistence to grade 5, male 80.3% 2020 down 16.4% 101st School enrollment, secondary 86.5% 2015 down 2.5% 59th Preprimary education, duration 2 years 2025 unchanged 166th Progression to secondary school, male 96.7% 2017 down 3.3% 84th School enrollment, secondary, female 88.7% 2015 down 5.4% 53rd School enrollment, secondary, male 84.5% 2015 up 0.5% 61st Progression to secondary school, female 99.0% 2017 down 0.6% 50th Expenditure on tertiary education 32.6% 2006 down 6.8% 16th Literacy rate, youth female 99.6% 2020 up 0.9% 21st Children out of school, primary 21,183 2016 up 310.9% 91st Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female 93.0% 2018 down 2.0% 94th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male 84.1% 2018 down 7.3% 132nd Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index 1 GPI 2020 unchanged 24th Literacy rate, youth male 99.1% 2020 up 0.0% 27th Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 8.88 2018 down 2.5% 195th Literacy rate, youth total 99.3% 2020 up 0.4% 24th Expenditure on secondary education 36.2% 2006 up 153.4% 58th Expenditure on primary education 20.4% 2006 down 42.0% 134th Secondary education, pupils 49.7% 2015 down 1.9% 71st Children out of school, primary, female 2,740 2016 up 64.6% 125th Children out of school, primary, male 18,443 2016 up 428.5% 81st Literacy rate, adult total 96.5% 2020 up 2.1% 28th Literacy rate, adult male 97.0% 2020 up 1.6% 31st Trained teachers in preprimary education 100.0% 2021 up 38.0% 1st Trained teachers in secondary education 100.0% 2021 unchanged 1st Adolescents out of school 22.9% 2021 up 439.8% 39th Current education expenditure, primary 100.0% 2014 up 3.2% 1st Current education expenditure, secondary 100.0% 2014 up 3.3% 1st Trained teachers in preprimary education, female 100.0% 2021 up 37.7% 1st Trained teachers in secondary education, female 100.0% 2021 — 1st Trained teachers in secondary education, male 100.0% 2021 — 1st ← Previous Page 2 of 3 Next →