School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Kuwait
Kuwait: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 1.21 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Kuwait, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 1.21 years for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Kuwait peaked at 1.68 years in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.6591 years, in 1974.
That places Kuwait 126th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.7576 years | — |
| 1972 | 0.7027 years | -7.2% |
| 1973 | 0.6759 years | -3.8% |
| 1974 | 0.6591 years | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.6635 years | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.6918 years | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 0.7004 years | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.6811 years | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 0.6881 years | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.6686 years | -2.8% |
| 1981 | 0.725 years | +8.4% |
| 1982 | 0.7908 years | +9.1% |
| 1983 | 0.8353 years | +5.6% |
| 1984 | 0.871 years | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 0.8931 years | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 0.918 years | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 0.9214 years | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.9263 years | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.9272 years | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.9391 years | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.6957 years | -25.9% |
| 1992 | 0.7825 years | +12.5% |
| 1993 | 1.07 years | +36.2% |
| 1994 | 1.18 years | +10.7% |
| 1995 | 1.37 years | +16.4% |
| 1996 | 1.42 years | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 1.47 years | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 1.59 years | +7.9% |
| 1999 | 1.58 years | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 1.53 years | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 1.5 years | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 1.49 years | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 1.46 years | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 1.43 years | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 1.51 years | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 1.55 years | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 1.64 years | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 1.68 years | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 1.65 years | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 1.64 years | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 1.62 years | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 1.53 years | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 1.42 years | -7.2% |
| 2015 | 1.35 years | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 1.36 years | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 1.31 years | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 1.25 years | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 1.21 years | -3.4% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 1.21 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.26 years, 54% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 1.21 years is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.09 years, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Kuwait changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +36.2% | 0.7825 years | 1.07 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6911 years | 0.6591 years | 0.7576 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.8477 years | 0.6686 years | 0.9272 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.21 years | 0.6957 years | 1.59 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.53 years | 1.43 years | 1.68 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.43 years | 1.21 years | 1.65 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 123 Bangladesh 1.22 years compare
- 124 Azerbaijan 1.22 years compare
- 125 Madagascar 1.21 years compare
- 127 Honduras 1.2 years compare
- 128 Armenia 1.18 years compare
- 129 Lesotho 1.17 years compare
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 school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Kuwait?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Kuwait was 1.21 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 1.68 years in 2008.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6591 years in 1974.
- How does Kuwait rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- Kuwait ranks 126th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.1%. 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 School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.