Preprimary education, duration in Kuwait
Kuwait: Preprimary education, duration was 2 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Preprimary education, duration in Kuwait, 1999–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 2 years for preprimary education, duration in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, preprimary education, duration in Kuwait peaked at 2 years in 1999 and was at its lowest, 2 years, in 1999.
That places Kuwait 166th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 years | 2 years | 2 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 2 years | 2 years | 2 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2 years | 2 years | 2 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2 years | 2 years | 2 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 166 Bahamas 2 years compare
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- 166 Djibouti 2 years compare
- 166 Egypt 2 years compare
- 166 Eritrea 2 years compare
- 166 Guyana 2 years compare
- 166 Iraq 2 years compare
- 166 Jordan 2 years compare
- 166 Libya 2 years compare
- 166 Malaysia 2 years compare
- 166 Malta 2 years compare
- 166 Namibia 2 years compare
- 166 Nepal 2 years compare
- 166 Pakistan 2 years compare
- 166 Samoa 2 years compare
- 166 Seychelles 2 years compare
- 166 Sri Lanka 2 years compare
- 166 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2 years compare
- 166 Sudan 2 years compare
- 166 Suriname 2 years compare
- 166 Switzerland 2 years compare
- 166 Tonga 2 years compare
- 166 Trinidad and Tobago 2 years compare
- 166 Turks and Caicos Islands 2 years compare
- 166 Vanuatu 2 years compare
- 166 Palestine 2 years compare
- 166 Zimbabwe 2 years compare
More education data for Kuwait
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 78.9% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 82.4% (2021)
- Primary education, teachers 32,782 (2021)
- School enrollment, primary, female 88.7% (2021)
- School enrollment, primary, male 77.0% (2021)
- Labor force, total 2.93 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 23.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is preprimary education, duration in Kuwait?
- Preprimary education, duration in Kuwait was 2 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest preprimary education, duration recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 2 years in 1999.
- What is the lowest preprimary education, duration recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 years in 1999.
- How does Kuwait rank for preprimary education, duration?
- Kuwait ranks 166th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is preprimary education, duration rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Preprimary education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Preprimary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in preprimary school.