Education in Kuwait 1,946 indicators covering education for Kuwait. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Secondary education, teachers, female, annual growth rate 2.34 % change on previous year 2019 down 81.5% 85th Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education -6.05 % change on previous year 2021 down 227.8% 180th Secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled 7,275 2015 down 29.8% 134th Persistence to last grade of primary, total 85.7% 2020 down 10.7% 112th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per 4 units per square kilometre 2021 up 6.9% 41st Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per 2.84 units per square kilometre 2021 up 29.0% 41st Secondary education, general pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2018 up 40.1% 157th School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes 2.77 years 2019 up 187.9% 59th Government expenditure on education, total 13.8% 2025 up 23.0% 78th Secondary education, general pupils 48.6% 2018 down 3.2% 156th Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 29,437 number 2019 up 33.2% 87th Lower secondary completion rate, female 94.3% 2021 down 4.3% 72nd Lower secondary completion rate, male 78.1% 2021 down 14.3% 112th Children out of school 7.5% 2016 up 167.1% 62nd Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 75,989 number 2019 up 6.8% 122nd Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0171 number per person 2019 down 36.3% 152nd Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 33,918 2025 up 39.3% 126th Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 31,906 2025 up 43.1% 128th Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 65,824 2025 up 41.1% 126th Start of the academic school year 2,021 tertiary education 2022 up 0.5% 156th Theoretical duration of secondary education 7 years 2025 unchanged 26th Theoretical duration of upper secondary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 52nd Official entrance age to upper secondary education 15 years 2025 unchanged 65th Theoretical duration of lower secondary education 4 years 2025 unchanged 18th Official entrance age to lower secondary education 11 years 2025 unchanged 146th Start of the academic school year 2,024 2025 up 0.5% 56th Theoretical duration of pre-primary education 2 years 2025 unchanged 146th Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years 2025 unchanged 14th Theoretical duration of primary education 5 years 2025 unchanged 162nd Official entrance age to primary education 6 years 2025 unchanged 33rd Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male 50,581 2021 up 29.0% 117th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female 71,259 2021 up 6.9% 110th Teachers in primary education, male 3,133 2021 up 26.1% 120th Teachers in primary education, female 29,649 2021 up 26.2% 87th Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female 90.4% 2021 up 0.0% 33rd Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes 82.4% 2021 down 20.8% 200th School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 4.13 years 2021 down 19.7% 195th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 2.8% 2015 down 34.2% 146th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 2.0% 2015 down 52.3% 168th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 121,840 2021 up 15.1% 112th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 97.2% 2015 up 1.5% 83rd Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 98.0% 2015 up 2.3% 61st Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 59,838 2021 down 23.2% 126th Enrolment in secondary education, male 151,925 2015 up 25.9% 125th Enrolment in secondary education, female 150,122 2015 up 21.3% 124th Teachers in primary education, both sexes 32,782 2021 up 26.2% 105th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 2.4% 2015 down 43.2% 167th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 97.6% 2015 up 1.9% 70th Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 302,047 2015 up 23.6% 125th Enrolment in primary education, male 134,131 2021 up 17.3% 132nd Enrolment in primary education, female 130,982 2021 up 19.8% 132nd School age population, upper secondary education, male 92,574 2025 up 31.4% 126th School age population, upper secondary education, female 87,174 2025 up 38.1% 126th School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 179,748 2025 up 34.6% 126th School age population, secondary education, male 226,329 2025 up 36.2% 123rd School age population, secondary education, female 213,192 2025 up 41.7% 123rd School age population, secondary education, both sexes 439,521 2025 up 38.8% 123rd School age population, tertiary education, male 125,809 2025 up 23.9% 131st School age population, tertiary education, female 122,605 2025 up 37.0% 132nd School age population, tertiary education, both sexes 248,414 2025 up 30.1% 131st ← Previous Page 5 of 33 Next →