Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Kuwait

Kuwait: Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage was 0.6% in 2014. ▼ Falling

Latest (2014)
0.6%
Change on year
down 36.1%
World rank
62nd
of 101 countries
All-time high
1.1%
in 2002
All-time low
0.6%
in 2014
Years of data
8
2002–2014

Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Kuwait, 2002–2014

00.250.50.7511.22002200820142002: 1.1 %2003: 1.1 %2004: 0.937 %2005: 0.822 %2006: 0.663 %2008: 0.676 %2011: 0.868 %2014: 0.555 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2014, government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Kuwait stood at 0.6%. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 36.1% on the previous year and down 40.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Kuwait peaked at 1.1% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2014.

Kuwait ranks 62nd of 101 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Kuwait, year by year

Annual values for Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%) in Kuwait, 2002 to 2014.
Year % Change
2002 1.1%
2003 1.1% -2.6%
2004 0.9% -15.0%
2005 0.8% -12.3%
2006 0.7% -19.3%
2008 0.7% +1.9%
2011 0.9% +28.3%
2014 0.6% -36.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.9% 0.7% 1.1% 6
2010s 0.7% 0.6% 0.9% 2

Countries ranked near Kuwait

  1. 59 Sierra Leone 0.6% compare
  2. 60 Armenia 0.6%
  3. 61 Saint Lucia 0.6% compare
  4. 63 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.5% compare
  5. 64 Oman 0.5% compare
  6. 65 Indonesia 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Kuwait?
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Kuwait was 0.6% in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage recorded in Kuwait?
The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2002.
What is the lowest government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage recorded in Kuwait?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2014.
How does Kuwait rank for government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage?
Kuwait ranks 62nd out of 101 countries with data for 2014.
Is government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage rising or falling in Kuwait?
Over the last ten years it is down 40.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Kuwait data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
101 places, 1,193 data points, 1995–2019
Last refreshed

Total general (local, regional and central) government expenditure on upper secondary education (current, capital, and transfers), expressed as a percentage of GDP. It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. Divide total government expenditure for a given level of education (ex. primary, secondary, or all levels combined) by the GDP, and multiply by 100. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/