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Tertiary education enrollment — Kuwait

Tertiary education enrollment in Kuwait in 2021 — 51.9%. Ranked 69 in the world out of 125. Since 1971, the indicator has risen by 48.4 pp.

2021 51.9% −1.8 pp vs 2020
World rank 69of 125
Period maximum 59.2%2016
Period minimum 3.5%1971

Trend over time

1971–2021 · % (gross ratio)

Tertiary education enrollment — Kuwait, 1971–20210204060197119761981198619911996200120062011201620211971: 3.5%1972: 4.3%1973: 4.9%1974: 5.7%1975: 5.8%1976: 7.3%1977: 8.2%1978: 9.4%1979: 8.3%1980: 8.4%1981: 8.9%1982: 9.9%1983: 11%1984: 11.4%1985: 13.1%1986: 13.8%1987: 14.6%1988: 15.3%1989: 15.4%1990: 12.7%1992: 16.1%1993: 15.5%1994: 17.9%1995: 22.5%1996: 23.1%1997: 21.1%1999: 19.7%2001: 18.3%2002: 19.3%2003: 19.6%2004: 20%2014: 55.9%2015: 58.9%2016: 59.2%2017: 54.9%2018: 52.1%2019: 50.4%2020: 53.7%2021: 51.9%
Change over the period: +48.4 pp Annual average: 0.97 pp

Comparison, 2021

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

Kuwait 51.9%
World 41.1%
Middle East & North Africa 28.3%
Western Asia computed 88%
High-income countries computed 76.9%
Tertiary education enrollment — Kuwait, by year Kuwait All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2021 51.9 −1.8 pp
2020 53.7 +3.3 pp
2019 50.4 −1.7 pp
2018 52.1 −2.8 pp
2017 54.9 −4.3 pp
2016 59.2 +0.3 pp
2015 58.9 +3.1 pp
2014 55.9 —
2004 20 +0.4 pp
2003 19.6 +0.3 pp
2002 19.3 +1 pp
2001 18.3 —
1999 19.7 —
1997 21.1 −2 pp
1996 23.1 +0.6 pp
1995 22.5 +4.6 pp
1994 17.9 +2.4 pp
1993 15.5 −0.6 pp
1992 16.1 —
1990 12.7 −2.8 pp
1989 15.4 +0.1 pp
1988 15.3 +0.7 pp
1987 14.6 +0.7 pp
1986 13.8 +0.8 pp
1985 13.1 +1.6 pp
1984 11.4 +0.5 pp
1983 11 +1 pp
1982 9.9 +1 pp
1981 8.9 +0.5 pp
1980 8.4 +0.1 pp
1979 8.3 −1.2 pp
1978 9.4 +1.2 pp
1977 8.2 +0.9 pp
1976 7.3 +1.6 pp
1975 5.8 +0.1 pp
1974 5.7 +0.8 pp
1973 4.9 +0.6 pp
1972 4.3 +0.9 pp
1971 3.5 —

Western Asia, 2021

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

TR Türkiye 125.8 CY Cyprus 106.4 GE Georgia 77.2 SA Saudi Arabia 74.4 IL Israel 60.3 LB Lebanon 56.9 AM Armenia 56.6 AE United Arab Emirates 56.5 KW Kuwait 51.9 BH Bahrain 47.5 PS Palestine 44.2 OM Oman 43.8 AZ Azerbaijan 39 QA Qatar 31.3 JO Jordan 30.5
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About the indicator

The gross tertiary enrollment ratio — the number of students at universities and colleges (ISCED 5–8) as a percentage of the population in the five-year age interval that follows the end of school. It can exceed 100% because of older students and students from abroad, so in countries that act as magnets for international students the indicator is overstated.

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

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