UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ in Kuwait

Kuwait: UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ was 7.21 in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
7.21
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
84th
of 93 countries
All-time high
7.33
in 2012
All-time low
2.93
in 1970
Years of data
14
1970–2018

UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ in Kuwait, 1970–2018

024681970199420181970: 2.91975: 3.91980: 5.11985: 6.11988: 5.62005: 5.82006: 6.22007: 6.32008: 6.52012: 7.32013: 6.72015: 7.32017: 7.22018: 7.2

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Kuwait is 7.21, measured in 2018.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Kuwait peaked at 7.33 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.93, in 1970.

Kuwait ranks 84th of 93 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ in Kuwait, year by year

Annual values for UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, both sexes in Kuwait, 1970 to 2018.
Year Value Change
1970 2.93
1975 3.93 +34.1%
1980 5.12 +30.5%
1985 6.07 +18.4%
1988 5.65 -6.9%
2005 5.8 +2.7%
2006 6.19 +6.8%
2007 6.27 +1.3%
2008 6.48 +3.4%
2012 7.33 +13.2%
2013 6.68 -8.9%
2015 7.29 +9.0%
2017 7.19 -1.3%
2018 7.21 +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 3.43 2.93 3.93 2
1980s 5.61 5.12 6.07 3
2000s 6.19 5.8 6.48 4
2010s 7.14 6.68 7.33 5

Countries ranked near Kuwait

  1. 81 Indonesia 8.17 compare
  2. 82 Brazil 7.98 compare
  3. 83 Tunisia 7.22 compare
  4. 85 El Salvador 6.87 compare
  5. 86 Guatemala 6.62 compare
  6. 87 Bangladesh 6.55 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Kuwait?
Uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Kuwait was 7.21 in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ recorded in Kuwait?
The highest recorded value was 7.33 in 2012.
What is the lowest uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ recorded in Kuwait?
The lowest recorded value was 2.93 in 1970.
How does Kuwait rank for uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+?
Kuwait ranks 84th out of 93 countries with data for 2018.
Is uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ rising or falling in Kuwait?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. 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 UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, both sexes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, both sexes
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
93 places, 1,032 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Mean years of schooling (MYS) provides the average number of years of education (primary/ISCED 1 or higher) completed by a country’s adult population (25 years and older), excluding years spent repeating grades. For further information and specific calculation methods, visit the UNESCO Institute for Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/