Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Kuwait

Kuwait: Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry was 4,906 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
4,906 number
Change on year
down 25.5%
World rank
58th
of 132 countries
All-time high
6,585 number
in 2017
All-time low
1,201 number
in 2012
Years of data
14
1999–2018

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Kuwait, 1999–2018

2.0k4.0k6.0k1999200820181999: 2.2k number2000: 2.1k number2001: 2.5k number2002: 3.6k number2003: 5.7k number2004: 4.6k number2005: 5.3k number2007: 2.7k number2012: 1.2k number2013: 2.8k number2014: 4.2k number2016: 5.2k number2017: 6.6k number2018: 4.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Kuwait recorded 4,906 number for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.5% on the previous year and up 82.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Kuwait peaked at 6,585 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1,201 number, in 2012.

That places Kuwait 58th out of 132 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Kuwait, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, female (number) in Kuwait, 1999 to 2018.
Year number Change
1999 2,241 number
2000 2,136 number -4.7%
2001 2,469 number +15.6%
2002 3,590 number +45.4%
2003 5,736 number +59.8%
2004 4,588 number -20.0%
2005 5,289 number +15.3%
2007 2,695 number -49.0%
2012 1,201 number -55.4%
2013 2,799 number +133.1%
2014 4,222 number +50.8%
2016 5,177 number +22.6%
2017 6,585 number +27.2%
2018 4,906 number -25.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,241 number 2,241 number 2,241 number 1
2000s 3,786 number 2,136 number 5,736 number 7
2010s 4,148 number 1,201 number 6,585 number 6

Countries ranked near Kuwait

  1. 55 North Macedonia 5,598 number compare
  2. 56 Czechia 5,594 number compare
  3. 57 Thailand 5,014 number compare
  4. 59 Oman 4,813 number compare
  5. 60 Slovakia 4,770 number compare
  6. 61 Ecuador 4,436 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Kuwait?
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Kuwait was 4,906 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Kuwait?
The highest recorded value was 6,585 number in 2017.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Kuwait?
The lowest recorded value was 1,201 number in 2012.
How does Kuwait rank for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
Kuwait ranks 58th out of 132 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry rising or falling in Kuwait?
Over the last ten years it is up 82.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kuwait data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
174 places, 2,348 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Number of children one year before primary entry age who are not enrolled or attending pre-primary education during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/