Share of children out of school — all countries

Share of children out of school — Kuwait

Share of children out of school in Kuwait in 2016 — 7.47%. Ranked 102 in the world out of 144. Since 1971, the indicator has fallen by 38.25 pp.

2016 7.47% +4.41 pp vs 2015
World rank 102of 144
Period maximum 45.72%1971
Period minimum 0.07%2011

Trend over time

1971–2016 · % of primary school-age children

Share of children out of school — Kuwait, 1971–2016020406019711976198119861991199620012006201120161971: 45.72%1972: 42.63%1973: 39.2%1974: 37.8%1975: 36.02%1976: 33.41%1977: 28.73%1978: 19.84%1979: 20.84%1980: 22.01%1981: 21.73%1982: 21.15%1983: 20.34%1984: 21.19%1985: 21.81%1986: 22.29%1987: 26.92%1988: 27.05%1992: 40.51%1994: 28.13%1996: 25.8%1997: 28.15%1998: 16.9%1999: 17.01%2000: 14.94%2001: 10.71%2002: 5.51%2003: 2.61%2004: 2.43%2005: 2.79%2007: 0.5%2008: 0.81%2010: 0.48%2011: 0.07%2012: 1.27%2013: 1.78%2014: 2.03%2015: 3.05%2016: 7.47%
Change over the period: −38.25 pp Annual average: -0.85 pp

Comparison, 2016

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Kuwait

Kuwait 7.47%
World computed 6.51%
Western Asia computed 9.97%
Share of children out of school — Kuwait, by year Kuwait All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2016 7.47 +4.41 pp
2015 3.05 +1.03 pp
2014 2.03 +0.25 pp
2013 1.78 +0.51 pp
2012 1.27 +1.2 pp
2011 0.07 −0.41 pp
2010 0.48
2008 0.81 +0.31 pp
2007 0.5
2005 2.79 +0.37 pp
2004 2.43 −0.18 pp
2003 2.61 −2.9 pp
2002 5.51 −5.2 pp
2001 10.71 −4.22 pp
2000 14.94 −2.08 pp
1999 17.01 +0.12 pp
1998 16.9 −11.25 pp
1997 28.15 +2.35 pp
1996 25.8
1994 28.13
1992 40.51
1988 27.05 +0.13 pp
1987 26.92 +4.63 pp
1986 22.29 +0.48 pp
1985 21.81 +0.61 pp
1984 21.19 +0.85 pp
1983 20.34 −0.81 pp
1982 21.15 −0.58 pp
1981 21.73 −0.28 pp
1980 22.01 +1.17 pp
1979 20.84 +1 pp
1978 19.84 −8.9 pp
1977 28.73 −4.68 pp
1976 33.41 −2.61 pp
1975 36.02 −1.78 pp
1974 37.8 −1.4 pp
1973 39.2 −3.43 pp
1972 42.63 −3.08 pp
1971 45.72

About the indicator

The share of children of primary school age not attending school. Unlike the absolute count, the indicator speaks to the state of the education system in a country, and it shows that the task does not reduce to poverty: at comparable income the shares differ severalfold, and the highest values come from countries where schooling is obstructed by conflict or by a nomadic way of life.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by the number of children aged 0–14: total population is the wrong weight here — the share of children differs fourfold across countries.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.