Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Kuwait
Kuwait: Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) was 80.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, total in Kuwait, 1971–2021
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 80.4% for primary completion rate, total in 2021.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, total in Kuwait peaked at 113.9% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 45.7%, in 1974.
Kuwait ranks 145th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 53.6% | — |
| 1972 | 50.1% | -6.4% |
| 1973 | 48.2% | -4.0% |
| 1974 | 45.7% | -5.2% |
| 1975 | 53.7% | +17.7% |
| 1976 | 75.8% | +41.0% |
| 1977 | 63.4% | -16.3% |
| 1978 | 69.3% | +9.2% |
| 1979 | 70.4% | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 77.4% | +9.9% |
| 1981 | 88.4% | +14.1% |
| 1982 | 86.7% | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 88.9% | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 88.5% | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 86.9% | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 85.3% | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 84.2% | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 68.2% | -19.0% |
| 1994 | 84.5% | +23.8% |
| 1995 | 71.3% | -15.6% |
| 1996 | 87.9% | +23.3% |
| 1997 | 82.5% | -6.2% |
| 1999 | 86.9% | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 90.3% | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 83.0% | -8.1% |
| 2002 | 91.8% | +10.6% |
| 2003 | 98.9% | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 102.3% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 113.9% | +11.3% |
| 2007 | 107.6% | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 101.2% | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 100.4% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 96.5% | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 97.6% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 95.3% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 90.6% | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 88.4% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 82.5% | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 83.4% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 80.4% | -3.5% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 80.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 97.4%, 83% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 80.4% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 93.9%, 86% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 58.9% | 45.7% | 75.8% | 9 |
| 1980s | 85.8% | 77.4% | 88.9% | 8 |
| 1990s | 80.2% | 68.2% | 87.9% | 6 |
| 2000s | 98.2% | 83.0% | 113.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 94.1% | 82.5% | 101.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 81.9% | 80.4% | 83.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More aid effectiveness data for Kuwait
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 180,000 current US$ (1995)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 150,000 current US$ (1995)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 1.48 million current US$ (1995)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 310,000 current US$ (1995)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Total 110,000 current US$ (2004)
- Net official flows from UN agencies, UNDP -30,000 current US$ (1995)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received 4.23 million current US$ (1995)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received 4.45 million constant 2023 US$ (2004)
- Net official development assistance received 4.23 million current US$ (1995)
- Net ODA received 0.1% (1995)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, total in Kuwait?
- Primary completion rate, total in Kuwait was 80.4% in 2021, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, total recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 113.9% in 2005.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, total recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.7% in 1974.
- How does Kuwait rank for primary completion rate, total?
- Kuwait ranks 145th out of 189 countries with data for 2021.
- Is primary completion rate, total rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.