School enrollment, preprimary, female in Kuwait
Kuwait: School enrollment, preprimary, female was 62.1% in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary, female in Kuwait, 1971–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 62.1% for school enrollment, preprimary, female in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary, female in Kuwait peaked at 84.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 30.2%, in 1974.
That places Kuwait 108th out of 194 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32.4% | 30.2% | 36.2% | 9 |
| 1980s | 41.0% | 32.9% | 45.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 59.5% | 34.9% | 83.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.3% | 71.2% | 84.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 72.8% | 62.2% | 84.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.1% | 62.1% | 62.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More education data for Kuwait
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 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 school enrollment, preprimary, female in Kuwait?
- School enrollment, preprimary, female in Kuwait was 62.1% in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary, female recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 84.1% in 2011.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary, female recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.2% in 1974.
- How does Kuwait rank for school enrollment, preprimary, female?
- Kuwait ranks 108th out of 194 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary, female rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.