Primary completion rate — all countries

Primary completion rate — Kuwait

Primary completion rate in Kuwait in 2021 — 80.43%. Ranked 116 in the world out of 137. Since 1971, the indicator has risen by 26.87 pp.

2021 80.43% −2.96 pp vs 2020
World rank 116of 137
Period maximum 113.92%2005
Period minimum 45.67%1974

Trend over time

1971–2021 · % of the age group

Primary completion rate — Kuwait, 1971–2021406080100120197119761981198619911996200120062011201620211971: 53.57%1972: 50.15%1973: 48.15%1974: 45.67%1975: 53.74%1976: 75.79%1977: 63.44%1978: 69.25%1979: 70.44%1980: 77.43%1981: 88.36%1982: 86.74%1983: 88.94%1984: 88.52%1985: 86.87%1986: 85.33%1987: 84.25%1992: 68.24%1994: 84.49%1995: 71.31%1996: 87.9%1997: 82.47%1999: 86.87%2000: 90.32%2001: 82.99%2002: 91.75%2003: 98.86%2004: 102.31%2005: 113.92%2007: 107.57%2010: 101.2%2011: 100.38%2012: 96.51%2013: 97.55%2016: 95.31%2017: 90.59%2018: 88.44%2019: 82.51%2020: 83.39%2021: 80.43%
Change over the period: +26.87 pp Annual average: 0.54 pp

Comparison, 2021

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

Kuwait 80.43%
World 88.7%
Western Asia computed 91.97%
Primary completion rate — Kuwait, by year Kuwait All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2021 80.43 −2.96 pp
2020 83.39 +0.88 pp
2019 82.51 −5.93 pp
2018 88.44 −2.15 pp
2017 90.59 −4.71 pp
2016 95.31
2013 97.55 +1.05 pp
2012 96.51 −3.87 pp
2011 100.38 −0.82 pp
2010 101.2
2007 107.57
2005 113.92 +11.61 pp
2004 102.31 +3.45 pp
2003 98.86 +7.11 pp
2002 91.75 +8.76 pp
2001 82.99 −7.33 pp
2000 90.32 +3.45 pp
1999 86.87
1997 82.47 −5.43 pp
1996 87.9 +16.59 pp
1995 71.31 −13.18 pp
1994 84.49
1992 68.24
1987 84.25 −1.08 pp
1986 85.33 −1.55 pp
1985 86.87 −1.65 pp
1984 88.52 −0.42 pp
1983 88.94 +2.2 pp
1982 86.74 −1.62 pp
1981 88.36 +10.92 pp
1980 77.43 +6.99 pp
1979 70.44 +1.19 pp
1978 69.25 +5.81 pp
1977 63.44 −12.35 pp
1976 75.79 +22.04 pp
1975 53.74 +8.07 pp
1974 45.67 −2.48 pp
1973 48.15 −2 pp
1972 50.15 −3.42 pp
1971 53.57

About the indicator

The number of pupils in the last grade of primary school as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age. The indicator adds dropout to the picture that enrollment gives: almost everyone can enroll, while noticeably fewer make it to the end. Values above one hundred percent are not an error but a consequence of repetition and late entry: children older than the official age end up in the final grade.

Important: It can exceed 100% because of repeaters and of pupils older than the official age — a property of the methodology, not a sign of universal coverage. The aggregate is weighted by the number of children, not by total population.

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