Education in Kuwait 1,946 indicators covering education for Kuwait. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female 60.1% 2020 up 49.1% 47th Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes 96.5% 2020 up 2.1% 28th Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female 95.3% 2020 up 2.9% 27th Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male 97.0% 2020 up 1.6% 31st Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes 99.3% 2020 up 0.4% 25th Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity 0.98 GPIA 2020 up 1.0% 30th Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male 99.1% 2020 up 0.0% 28th Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity 1 GPIA 2020 unchanged 23rd Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 88.1% 2015 up 13.2% 62nd Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North 8,614 2023 up 64.5% 40th Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 13,435 2023 up 32.3% 55th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 228 2023 down 78.0% 59th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 3,906 2023 up 12.0% 12th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 127 2023 down 21.6% 135th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 3 2023 — 109th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in South 275 2023 up 209.0% 27th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 10 2023 up 900.0% 57th Trained teachers in primary education 100.0% 2021 up 28.8% 1st Theoretical duration of lower secondary education 4 years 2020 unchanged 18th Theoretical duration of upper secondary education 3 years 2020 unchanged 52nd Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female 592 number 2004 up 63.1% 117th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 3.6% 2023 up 2.2% 4th Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions 38.4% 2021 down 6.4% 28th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.3% 2023 up 181.9% 10th Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female 99.6% 2020 up 0.9% 21st Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 — 94th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 807.9% 44th Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index 1.22 GPI 2019 up 25.1% 1st Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 2 2023 up 100.0% 171st Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 2 2023 up 100.0% 165th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.1% 2023 down 28.3% 105th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying 12.3% 2023 up 20.7% 28th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 7.9% 2023 up 50.1% 19th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.2% 2023 down 80.0% 28th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 266.0% 139th Share of primary school teachers who are women 90.4% 2021 up 0.0% 33rd Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 117.9% 146th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 1.3 GPIA 2015 up 25.8% 8th Share of students studying abroad 19.7% 2021 up 7.4% 37th Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female 910 2020 down 67.6% 48th Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male 2,346 2020 up 6.9% 46th Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes 3,257 2020 down 34.9% 48th Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female 28.0% 2020 down 50.0% 56th Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 3 2021 down 99.2% 171st End of the academic school year 2,025 2025 up 0.5% 1st Start month of the academic school year 9 2025 unchanged 24th End month of the academic school year 6 2025 unchanged 105th Enrolment in primary education, female 136,678 number 2019 up 32.7% 130th Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 94.3% 2021 down 4.3% 76th Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 78.1% 2021 down 14.3% 116th Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 1.17 GPIA 2021 up 9.0% 18th Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 1.1% 2018 up 40.6% 109th Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes 2 2021 down 98.3% 174th Over-age students, primary 2.6% 2018 up 3.1% 133rd Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes 2 2021 down 98.1% 171st Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 2 2021 down 99.8% 175th 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 Official entrance age to compulsory education 6 years 2019 unchanged 24th ← Previous Page 9 of 33 Next →