How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Kuwait?

10 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2013.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Korea vs Kuwait: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower

Korea

1.6%

in 2018

Kuwait

1.6%

in 2015

Korea rank

98th

Kuwait rank

97th

Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower over time

Korea
Kuwait

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 1.6% against 1.6% in Korea, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Kuwait ahead.

Korea ranks 98th and Kuwait ranks 97th of 148 countries.

Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Korea	Kuwait	Difference	Ahead
1970s	18.8%	35.9%	17.1%	Kuwait
1990s	2.4%	22.6%	20.2%	Kuwait
2000s	0.8%	5.5%	4.7%	Kuwait
2010s	2.9%	3.4%	0.5%	Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower, Korea or Kuwait?: Kuwait, at 1.6% against 1.6% in Korea as of 2015.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Korea and Kuwait?: 0.0%, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Kuwait?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2013.
How do Korea and Kuwait rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?: Korea ranks 98th and Kuwait ranks 97th of 148 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 4,340 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Proportion of children and adolescents in the official age range for primary and lower secondary education who are not enrolled in primary or lower secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary and lower secondary education enrolled in primary or lower secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary and lower secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary and lower secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/