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 6.83 in 2018. ▲ Rising
UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ in Kuwait, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 6.83 for uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Kuwait peaked at 7.26 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3.42, in 1970.
Kuwait ranks 85th of 91 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
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.42 | — |
| 1975 | 4.31 | +25.8% |
| 1980 | 5.42 | +25.9% |
| 1985 | 6.06 | +11.7% |
| 1988 | 5.94 | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 5.55 | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 5.92 | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 6.04 | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 6.18 | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 7.26 | +17.4% |
| 2013 | 6.35 | -12.5% |
| 2015 | 6.96 | +9.6% |
| 2017 | 6.83 | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 6.83 | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.87 | 3.42 | 4.31 | 2 |
| 1980s | 5.81 | 5.42 | 6.06 | 3 |
| 2000s | 5.92 | 5.55 | 6.18 | 4 |
| 2010s | 6.84 | 6.35 | 7.26 | 5 |
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 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 6.83 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 7.26 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 3.42 in 1970.
- How does Kuwait rank for uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+?
- Kuwait ranks 85th out of 91 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 10.5%. 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, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Mean years of schooling (MYS) provides the average number of years of education (primary/ISCED 1 or higher) completed by a country’s male 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/