Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Kuwait
Kuwait: Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official was 18.8% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Kuwait, 1999–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Kuwait stood at 18.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.0% on the previous year and up 69.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Kuwait peaked at 30.3% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 2012.
That places Kuwait 41st out of 133 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 17.3% | — |
| 2000 | 19.0% | +9.8% |
| 2001 | 20.8% | +9.5% |
| 2002 | 25.8% | +23.8% |
| 2003 | 30.3% | +17.6% |
| 2004 | 22.3% | -26.6% |
| 2005 | 25.5% | +14.7% |
| 2007 | 11.1% | -56.6% |
| 2012 | 6.5% | -41.7% |
| 2013 | 11.4% | +76.2% |
| 2014 | 16.0% | +40.5% |
| 2016 | 20.1% | +25.8% |
| 2017 | 24.1% | +19.8% |
| 2018 | 18.8% | -22.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.3% | 17.3% | 17.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 22.1% | 11.1% | 30.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 16.2% | 6.5% | 24.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 38 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 21.5% compare
- 39 Bulgaria 19.5% compare
- 40 Cape Verde 19.3% compare
- 42 Romania 17.8% compare
- 43 El Salvador 17.7% compare
- 44 Brunei Darussalam 17.1% compare
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0052 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Kuwait?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Kuwait was 18.8% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 30.3% in 2003.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 2012.
- How does Kuwait rank for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official?
- Kuwait ranks 41st out of 133 countries with data for 2018.
- Is out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.7%. 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 Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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/