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 21.1% 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 21.1%.
That represents a change of down 18.8% on the previous year and up 121.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Kuwait peaked at 31.6% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 2012.
Kuwait ranks 38th of 132 countries on this measure, 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 | 21.0% | — |
| 2000 | 24.6% | +17.3% |
| 2001 | 26.9% | +9.2% |
| 2002 | 31.6% | +17.7% |
| 2003 | 31.5% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 22.2% | -29.5% |
| 2005 | 26.1% | +17.7% |
| 2007 | 9.5% | -63.7% |
| 2012 | 7.8% | -17.8% |
| 2013 | 11.8% | +51.0% |
| 2014 | 16.5% | +39.7% |
| 2016 | 22.2% | +34.8% |
| 2017 | 25.9% | +16.7% |
| 2018 | 21.1% | -18.8% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 21.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.0%, 4.2× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 21.1% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 31.4%, 67% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.0% | 21.0% | 21.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 24.6% | 9.5% | 31.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 17.5% | 7.8% | 25.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More reference data data for Kuwait
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.092 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2888 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.385 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.385 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3086 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1086 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.96 (2050)
- 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 21.1% 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 31.6% in 2002.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 2012.
- How does Kuwait rank for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official?
- Kuwait ranks 38th out of 132 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 121.7%. 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, male (%). 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/