School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Kuwait

Kuwait: School life expectancy, pre-primary, male was 1.17 years in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1.17 years
Change on year
down 3.8%
World rank
123rd
of 189 countries
All-time high
1.7 years
in 2008
All-time low
0.6794 years
in 1980
Years of data
48
1971–2019

School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Kuwait, 1971–2019

00.511.5197119952019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Kuwait is 1.17 years, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and down 30.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Kuwait peaked at 1.7 years in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.6794 years, in 1980.

That places Kuwait 123rd out of 189 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, male in Kuwait, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, pre-primary, male (years) in Kuwait, 1971 to 2019.
Year years Change
1971 0.7888 years
1972 0.7425 years -5.9%
1973 0.7221 years -2.7%
1974 0.7155 years -0.9%
1975 0.7222 years +0.9%
1976 0.7383 years +2.2%
1977 0.7477 years +1.3%
1978 0.7192 years -3.8%
1979 0.7104 years -1.2%
1980 0.6794 years -4.4%
1981 0.7392 years +8.8%
1982 0.8033 years +8.7%
1983 0.8659 years +7.8%
1984 0.8707 years +0.5%
1985 0.9611 years +10.4%
1986 0.9764 years +1.6%
1987 0.9632 years -1.4%
1988 0.9587 years -0.5%
1989 0.9421 years -1.7%
1990 0.9421 years -0.0%
1991 0.6935 years -26.4%
1992 0.7825 years +12.8%
1993 1.08 years +38.1%
1994 1.23 years +13.9%
1995 1.46 years +18.6%
1996 1.52 years +4.3%
1997 1.53 years +0.5%
1998 1.59 years +3.7%
1999 1.49 years -5.9%
2000 1.44 years -3.4%
2001 1.41 years -2.1%
2002 1.43 years +1.5%
2003 1.43 years +0.0%
2004 1.45 years +1.3%
2005 1.51 years +3.8%
2006 1.6 years +6.0%
2007 1.68 years +5.1%
2008 1.7 years +1.1%
2010 1.66 years -2.1%
2011 1.63 years -2.1%
2012 1.62 years -0.5%
2013 1.54 years -5.2%
2014 1.42 years -7.3%
2015 1.36 years -4.1%
2016 1.35 years -1.4%
2017 1.29 years -4.1%
2018 1.22 years -5.3%
2019 1.17 years -3.8%

Kuwait compared with similar countries

  • Kuwait's 1.17 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.37 years, 50% of the median. (70 countries reporting)
  • Kuwait's 1.17 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, male 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.

YearChange FromTo
1993 +38.1% 0.7825 years 1.08 years

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.7341 years 0.7104 years 0.7888 years 9
1980s 0.876 years 0.6794 years 0.9764 years 10
1990s 1.23 years 0.6935 years 1.59 years 10
2000s 1.52 years 1.41 years 1.7 years 9
2010s 1.43 years 1.17 years 1.66 years 10

Countries ranked near Kuwait

  1. 120 North Macedonia 1.25 years compare
  2. 121 Panama 1.23 years compare
  3. 122 Bangladesh 1.2 years compare
  4. 124 Honduras 1.17 years compare
  5. 125 Morocco 1.16 years compare
  6. 126 Azerbaijan 1.16 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Kuwait?
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Kuwait was 1.17 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, male recorded in Kuwait?
The highest recorded value was 1.7 years in 2008.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, male recorded in Kuwait?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6794 years in 1980.
How does Kuwait rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, male?
Kuwait ranks 123rd out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, male rising or falling in Kuwait?
Over the last ten years it is down 30.8%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
234 places, 7,031 data points, 1970–2020
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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.