Education in Kuwait

1,946 indicators covering education for Kuwait.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes 6.68 years 2015 down 11.4% 59th
School life expectancy, tertiary, female 3.82 years 2019 up 172.2% 35th
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index 2.06 GPI 2019 down 10.5% 8th
School life expectancy, tertiary, male 1.86 years 2019 up 204.1% 75th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes 11.77 years 2015 down 9.8% 98th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes 98.5% 2015 down 9.8% 88th
Secondary education, vocational pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2015 down 50.5% 169th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0066 number per person 2019 down 16.2% 17th
Teachers in primary education, female 29,437 number 2019 up 33.2% 87th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female 2 2021 down 99.7% 178th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male 9 2021 down 99.1% 175th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre 1.65 number per square kilometre 2019 up 33.2% 26th
Net enrollment rates in primary education, adjusted gender parity index 1.13 index 2021 up 9.5% 3rd
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per unit of GDP 0 number per US$ of GDP 2019 up 0.2% 141st
Children out of school, female 2.1% 2016 up 11.7% 132nd
Children out of school, male 12.1% 2016 up 230.6% 47th
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes 2,165 2004 up 14.7% 132nd
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female 37,225 number 2019 up 7.0% 122nd
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes 51.9% 2021 down 7.2% 82nd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female 102.4% 2015 down 8.8% 61st
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female 99.8% 2015 down 12.2% 69th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity 1.07 GPIA 2015 up 1.8% 11th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male 95.1% 2015 down 10.6% 105th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male 91.4% 2015 down 11.9% 97th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.08 GPIA 2015 down 0.3% 38th
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 45.0% 2019 up 6.1% 72nd
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female 12.24 years 2015 down 8.8% 75th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male 11.34 years 2015 down 10.6% 113th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity 1.07 GPIA 2015 up 1.7% 10th
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes 2.59 years 2021 down 7.2% 85th
School life expectancy, secondary, female 6.99 years 2015 down 11.6% 55th
School life expectancy, secondary, male 6.4 years 2015 down 11.1% 69th
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.08 GPIA 2015 down 0.5% 39th
Secondary education, vocational pupils 58.4% 2015 up 13.6% 6th
Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 2.0% 2015 down 52.3% 158th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 0 2022 1st
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East 0 2022 down 100.0% 2nd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East 0 2022 down 100.0% 2nd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2022 1st
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 3rd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 3rd
Outbound mobility ratio to the Caribbean, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2022 2nd
Outbound mobility ratio to East Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 3rd
Outbound mobility ratio to East Asia and the Pacific, male (UIS) 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 3rd
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes 14.69 years 2015 up 8.9% 63rd
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes 8,763 2021 up 24.0% 93rd
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 1.02 years 2021 down 35.8% 160th
Productivity vs. educational attainment 37.38 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 2023 down 52.0% 51st
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total 89.6% 2018 down 11.7% 168th
Secondary education, vocational pupils, annual growth rate 17.99 % change on previous year 2015 up 153.8% 21st
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female 57.2% 2021 up 5.7% 115th
Teachers in secondary education, female 27,159 2021 up 60.7% 88th
Vocational and Technical enrolment (% of total secondary enrolment) 2.8% 2015 down 34.2% 140th
Teachers in secondary education, male 20,284 2021 up 66.6% 94th
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 6.0% 2025 up 28.7% 91st
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 1.0% 2025 down 22.3% 181st
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 2.2% 2025 down 0.9% 168th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female 65.9% 2021 down 10.0% 70th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male 39.9% 2021 up 0.2% 88th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.39 GPIA 2021 down 4.3% 35th