UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Kuwait

Kuwait: UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of was 31.1% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
31.1%
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
5th
of 65 countries
All-time high
49.0%
in 2005
All-time low
8.6%
in 1988
Years of data
11
1970–2018

UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Kuwait, 1970–2018

10203040501970199420181970: 24.61988: 8.62005: 492006: 40.22007: 39.62008: 37.32012: 30.42013: 37.22015: 29.52017: 30.72018: 31.1

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

Kuwait recorded 31.1% for uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in 2018.

That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Kuwait peaked at 49.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, in 1988.

That places Kuwait 5th out of 65 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Kuwait, year by year

Annual values for UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of education is incomplete primary, both sexes in Kuwait, 1970 to 2018.
Year Value Change
1970 24.6%
1988 8.6% -65.0%
2005 49.0% +468.6%
2006 40.2% -17.9%
2007 39.6% -1.4%
2008 37.3% -5.7%
2012 30.4% -18.6%
2013 37.2% +22.3%
2015 29.5% -20.7%
2017 30.7% +4.3%
2018 31.1% +1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 24.6% 24.6% 24.6% 1
1980s 8.6% 8.6% 8.6% 1
2000s 41.5% 37.3% 49.0% 4
2010s 31.8% 29.5% 37.2% 5

Countries ranked near Kuwait

  1. 2 Saint Lucia 47.6% compare
  2. 3 Uganda 42.2% compare
  3. 4 Guatemala 38.2% compare
  4. 6 Tunisia 29.6% compare
  5. 7 Thailand 28.3% compare
  6. 8 Mauritius 26.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Kuwait?
Uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Kuwait was 31.1% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of recorded in Kuwait?
The highest recorded value was 49.0% in 2005.
What is the lowest uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of recorded in Kuwait?
The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 1988.
How does Kuwait rank for uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of?
Kuwait ranks 5th out of 65 countries with data for 2018.
Is uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of rising or falling in Kuwait?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. 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 UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of education is incomplete primary, both sexes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of education is incomplete primary, both sexes
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
65 places, 684 data points, 1970–2019
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The percentage of population (age 25 and over) with incomplete primary as the highest level of educational attainment. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of persons aged 25 years and above with incomplete primary education by the total population of the same age group and multiplying the result by 100. The UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) educational attainment dataset shows the educational composition of the population aged 25 years and above and hence the stock and quality of human capital within a country. The dataset also reflects the structure and performance of the education system and its accumulated impact on human capital formation. For more information, visit the UNESCO Institute for Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/