Education in Kuwait 1,946 indicators covering education for Kuwait. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Primary education, teachers 90.4% 2021 up 0.0% 30th Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes 9,408 number 2019 up 45.5% 86th Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.36 % change on previous year 2019 down 46.8% 55th Repeaters, primary, total 0.5% 2018 down 43.7% 137th School life expectancy, tertiary, female 3.3 years 2021 down 10.0% 73rd School life expectancy, tertiary, male 2 years 2021 up 0.2% 93rd School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index 1.39 GPIA 2021 down 4.3% 39th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 2.7% 2016 down 62.9% 89th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes 14.71 years 2015 up 8.3% 74th Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes 80.4% 2021 down 19.9% 153rd Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes 2,165 number 2004 up 14.7% 127th Persistence to grade 5, total 85.7% 2020 down 10.7% 103rd Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes 85.7% 2020 down 10.7% 113th 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 children who are not in pre-primary school 55.7% 2021 up 576.0% 24th School life expectancy, pre-primary, female 1.05 years 2021 down 34.8% 148th School life expectancy, pre-primary, male 0.9921 years 2021 down 36.7% 155th School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index 1.05 GPIA 2021 up 2.7% 32nd Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female 99.9% 2021 up 0.1% 31st Teachers in pre-primary education, male 9 2021 down 40.0% 143rd Teachers in pre-primary education, female 8,754 2021 up 24.1% 88th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index 1.19 GPI 2015 up 4.5% 5th Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female 592 2004 up 63.1% 126th Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female 27.3% 2004 up 42.1% 141st Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male 1,502 1999 up 11.1% 127th 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 Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario 0.86 births per woman in last 5 years 2100 down 5.4% 158th Repeaters, primary, female 0.5% 2018 down 36.1% 132nd Repeaters, primary, male 0.6% 2018 down 48.3% 138th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 16.26 years 2015 up 12.6% 55th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 13.34 years 2015 up 3.7% 93rd School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity 1.18 GPIA 2015 up 6.4% 3rd Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female 99.8% 2019 up 0.1% 34th Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male 71.6% 2021 down 27.9% 160th Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female 91.3% 2021 down 10.2% 117th Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted 1.22 GPIA 2021 up 18.8% 4th Teachers in pre-primary education, female 9,390 number 2019 up 45.6% 79th Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes 76.1% 2020 up 25.4% 43rd Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male 90.6% 2020 up 14.9% 32nd Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity 0.66 GPIA 2020 up 29.4% 52nd School enrollment, secondary, private 35.0% 2015 up 26.7% 29th Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender 1.12 GPIA 2020 up 12.4% 14th School enrollment, primary 82.6% 2018 down 10.6% 151st Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female 91.6% 2020 down 4.5% 91st Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male 80.3% 2020 down 16.4% 107th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 0.9914 GPIA 2015 down 0.7% 200th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 0.9% 2016 down 82.5% 137th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male 4.4% 2016 down 52.9% 79th Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes 96.7% 2020 up 2.3% 32nd Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 85.3% 2021 down 9.9% 107th Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female 96.2% 2020 up 3.6% 34th Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male 96.9% 2020 up 1.7% 35th Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index 0.99 GPIA 2020 up 2.1% 31st ← Previous Page 8 of 33 Next →