Kuwait vs OECD members: Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official over time
- Kuwait
- OECD members
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 21.1% against 7.3% in OECD members, a difference of 13.8%.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 2.9 times OECD members's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 38th and OECD members ranks 35th of 132 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.0% | 13.2% | 7.7% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 24.6% | 12.7% | 12.0% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 17.5% | 8.1% | 9.4% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official, Kuwait or OECD members?
- Kuwait, at 21.1% against 7.3% in OECD members as of 2018.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official between Kuwait and OECD members?
- 13.8%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and OECD members?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
- How do Kuwait and OECD members rank globally for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official?
- Kuwait ranks 38th and OECD members ranks 35th of 132 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Proportion of children in the official age range for one year before primary education who are not enrolled in pre-primary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for one year before primary education enrolled in pre-primary education is subtracted from the total population for one year before primary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for the year before primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/