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Primary school enrollment — Kuwait

Primary school enrollment in Kuwait in 2018 — 82.6%. Ranked 58 in the world out of 72. Since 1971, the indicator has risen by 21.2 pp.

2018 82.6% −3.2 pp vs 2017
World rank 58of 72
Period maximum 92.7%2011
Period minimum 47%1992

Trend over time

1971–2018 · % of children of the relevant age

Primary school enrollment — Kuwait, 1971–201840608010019711976198119861991199620012006201120161971: 61.5%1972: 64.2%1973: 67.6%1974: 68.8%1975: 70%1976: 71.4%1977: 76.1%1978: 85%1979: 83.3%1980: 81.7%1981: 82.6%1982: 83.6%1983: 86.1%1984: 87.4%1985: 89%1986: 88.7%1987: 83.5%1988: 81.9%1992: 47%1994: 68%1996: 89.3%1997: 88.8%1998: 88.5%1999: 88.3%2000: 85.4%2001: 84.9%2002: 88.9%2003: 87.4%2004: 88.3%2005: 92.7%2007: 91.5%2008: 92.4%2010: 92.3%2011: 92.7%2012: 92.6%2013: 92.1%2014: 92.2%2015: 92.1%2016: 90.6%2017: 85.9%2018: 82.6%
Change over the period: +21.2 pp Annual average: 0.45 pp

Comparison, 2018

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

Kuwait 82.6%
World 89.4%
Middle East & North Africa 93.7%
Primary school enrollment — Kuwait, by year Kuwait All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2018 82.6 −3.2 pp
2017 85.9 −4.7 pp
2016 90.6 −1.5 pp
2015 92.1 −0 pp
2014 92.2 +0.1 pp
2013 92.1 −0.5 pp
2012 92.6 −0.1 pp
2011 92.7 +0.4 pp
2010 92.3 —
2008 92.4 +0.9 pp
2007 91.5 —
2005 92.7 +4.4 pp
2004 88.3 +0.8 pp
2003 87.4 −1.5 pp
2002 88.9 +4 pp
2001 84.9 −0.5 pp
2000 85.4 −2.9 pp
1999 88.3 −0.2 pp
1998 88.5 −0.3 pp
1997 88.8 −0.4 pp
1996 89.3 —
1994 68 —
1992 47 —
1988 81.9 −1.6 pp
1987 83.5 −5.3 pp
1986 88.7 −0.3 pp
1985 89 +1.6 pp
1984 87.4 +1.3 pp
1983 86.1 +2.5 pp
1982 83.6 +1 pp
1981 82.6 +0.9 pp
1980 81.7 −1.6 pp
1979 83.3 −1.7 pp
1978 85 +8.9 pp
1977 76.1 +4.7 pp
1976 71.4 +1.4 pp
1975 70 +1.2 pp
1974 68.8 +1.2 pp
1973 67.6 +3.4 pp
1972 64.2 +2.7 pp
1971 61.5 —

Western Asia, 2018

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

BH Bahrain 96.7 GE Georgia 96.4 PS Palestine 94.8 SA Saudi Arabia 94.5 QA Qatar 94.1 AZ Azerbaijan 92.4 AM Armenia 90.7 OM Oman 86.3 KW Kuwait 82.6 JO Jordan 80.9
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About the indicator

The net primary enrollment rate — the share of children of official school age enrolled in primary school out of all children of that age. Unlike the gross ratio it cannot exceed 100%, because it leaves out pupils older or younger than the official age.

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

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