Education in Kuwait 1,946 indicators covering education for Kuwait. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank School age population, lower secondary education, male 133,755 2025 up 39.7% 120th School age population, lower secondary education, female 126,018 2025 up 44.3% 121st School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes 259,773 2025 up 41.9% 121st School age population, last grade of primary education, male 33,819 2025 up 35.5% 124th School age population, last grade of primary education, female 31,831 2025 up 39.5% 126th School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes 65,650 2025 up 37.4% 125th School age population, primary education, male 162,119 2025 up 19.8% 131st School age population, primary education, female 154,650 2025 up 26.1% 131st School age population, primary education, both sexes 316,769 2025 up 22.8% 131st Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male 30,398 2025 up 2.4% 130th Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female 29,691 2025 up 11.7% 128th Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both 60,089 2025 up 6.8% 129th School age population, one year before the official primary entry 29,277 2025 down 7.1% 129th School age population, one year before the official primary entry 28,844 2025 up 3.1% 128th School age population, one year before the official primary entry 58,121 2025 down 2.3% 128th School age population, pre-primary education, male 57,684 2025 down 11.2% 140th School age population, pre-primary education, female 56,865 2025 down 1.0% 140th School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes 114,549 2025 down 6.4% 140th Enrolment in primary education, both sexes 265,113 2021 up 18.5% 132nd Share of children in primary school age who are in school 80.6% 2021 down 19.4% 180th Secondary education, duration 7 years 2025 unchanged 26th Primary education, pupils 265,113 2021 up 18.5% 132nd Primary education, duration 5 years 2025 unchanged 154th Secondary education, pupils 302,047 2015 up 23.6% 125th Secondary education, teachers, female, per square kilometre 1.52 units per square kilometre 2021 up 60.7% 22nd Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male 77.0% 2021 down 25.6% 204th Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index 1.13 GPIA 2021 up 12.0% 4th Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female 88.7% 2021 down 15.2% 186th School life expectancy, primary, male 3.87 years 2021 down 24.4% 204th School life expectancy, primary, female 4.44 years 2021 down 14.2% 180th Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita 7.5% 2016 up 167.1% 64th Secondary education, general pupils, annual growth rate 2.05 % change on previous year 2018 up 43.4% 76th School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index 1.13 GPIA 2021 up 11.7% 4th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male 97.7% 2015 down 6.0% 90th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female 102.5% 2015 down 7.8% 57th School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male 11.65 years 2015 down 5.9% 92nd School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index 1.05 GPI 2015 down 2.3% 16th School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female 12.25 years 2015 down 8.1% 60th Enrolment in pre-primary education, female 29,489 2021 down 23.0% 122nd Enrolment in pre-primary education, male 30,349 2021 down 23.3% 123rd Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes 11 2021 down 99.4% 183rd Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), per 0.0001 units per square kilometre 2021 down 99.7% 175th Government expenditure on education, total 6.4% 2024 — 21st Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per square 0.0005 units per square kilometre 2021 down 99.1% 171st Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of 0 number per US$ of GDP 2019 up 11.8% 171st Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per square 4.26 number per square kilometre 2019 up 6.8% 69th Persistence to last grade of primary, male 80.3% 2020 down 16.4% 107th Persistence to last grade of primary, female 91.6% 2020 down 4.5% 91st Secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita 0.0019 units per person 2015 down 59.0% 142nd Secondary education, vocational pupils 7,275 2015 down 29.8% 134th Teachers in secondary education, both sexes 47,443 2021 up 52.0% 91st Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -3.6 % change on previous year 2019 down 337.4% 162nd Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per square 2.66 units per square kilometre 2021 up 52.0% 22nd Secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre 0.4082 units per square kilometre 2015 down 29.8% 96th Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education 86.7% 2021 down 13.2% 144th Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes 95.4% 2015 down 12.1% 85th Number of under-five deaths, male 218 2024 down 29.2% 127th Number of under-five deaths, female 177 2024 down 28.6% 127th Number of infant deaths, male 188 2024 down 29.1% 127th Number of infant deaths, female 154 2024 down 28.0% 127th ← Previous Page 6 of 33 Next →