Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Kuwait

Kuwait: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 19.5% in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
19.5%
Change on year
down 27.7%
World rank
77th
of 142 countries
All-time high
29.5%
in 2000
All-time low
11.4%
in 2006
Years of data
13
1996–2015

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Kuwait, 1996–2015

01020301996200520151996: 20.6 %1999: 28.2 %2000: 29.5 %2001: 27.8 %2006: 11.4 %2007: 22.6 %2009: 28.3 %2010: 27.1 %2011: 24.3 %2012: 23.5 %2013: 24.2 %2014: 27 %2015: 19.5 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Measured in %.

Analysis

Kuwait recorded 19.5% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in 2015.

That represents a change of down 27.7% on the previous year and up 72.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Kuwait peaked at 29.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 11.4%, in 2006.

Kuwait ranks 77th of 142 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Kuwait, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (%) in Kuwait, 1996 to 2015.
Year % Change
1996 20.6%
1999 28.2% +36.9%
2000 29.5% +4.6%
2001 27.8% -5.6%
2006 11.4% -59.1%
2007 22.6% +99.3%
2009 28.3% +24.8%
2010 27.1% -4.0%
2011 24.3% -10.5%
2012 23.5% -3.1%
2013 24.2% +2.9%
2014 27.0% +11.6%
2015 19.5% -27.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 24.4% 20.6% 28.2% 2
2000s 23.9% 11.4% 29.5% 5
2010s 24.3% 19.5% 27.1% 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Kuwait?
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Kuwait was 19.5% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/).
What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Kuwait?
The highest recorded value was 29.5% in 2000.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Kuwait?
The lowest recorded value was 11.4% in 2006.
How does Kuwait rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
Kuwait ranks 77th out of 142 countries with data for 2015.
Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in Kuwait?
Over the last ten years it is up 72.0%. 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 (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as part of Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 2,983 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of males of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the male population of official upper secondary school age.