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

Kuwait: UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of was 19.5% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
19.5%
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
25th
of 88 countries
All-time high
21.7%
in 2013
All-time low
5.9%
in 1975
Years of data
14
1970–2018

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

51015201970199420181970: 12.11975: 5.91980: 8.71985: 10.71988: 11.82005: 16.32006: 17.62007: 18.82008: 21.52012: 21.42013: 21.72015: 20.82017: 20.12018: 19.5

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2018, uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Kuwait stood at 19.5%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Kuwait peaked at 21.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 1975.

Kuwait ranks 25th of 88 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 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 lower secondary, female in Kuwait, 1970 to 2018.
Year Value Change
1970 12.1%
1975 5.9% -51.2%
1980 8.7% +47.3%
1985 10.7% +23.4%
1988 11.8% +9.9%
2005 16.3% +38.6%
2006 17.6% +7.9%
2007 18.8% +6.7%
2008 21.5% +14.7%
2012 21.4% -0.9%
2013 21.7% +1.5%
2015 20.8% -4.2%
2017 20.1% -3.3%
2018 19.5% -2.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 9.0% 5.9% 12.1% 2
1980s 10.4% 8.7% 11.8% 3
2000s 18.6% 16.3% 21.5% 4
2010s 20.7% 19.5% 21.7% 5

Countries ranked near Kuwait

  1. 22 Palestine 20.3% compare
  2. 23 Serbia 20.1% compare
  3. 24 Chile 19.6% compare
  4. 26 Bulgaria 19.1% compare
  5. 27 Slovenia 18.8% compare
  6. 28 Iran 18.5% 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 19.5% 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 21.7% in 2013.
What is the lowest uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of recorded in Kuwait?
The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 1975.
How does Kuwait rank for uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of?
Kuwait ranks 25th out of 88 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 9.3%. 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: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of education is lower secondary, female. 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 lower secondary, female
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
88 places, 975 data points, 1970–2019
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The percentage of female population (age 25 and over) with completed lower secondary education (ISCED 2) as the highest level of educational attainment. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of females aged 25 years and above who completed lower secondary education as the highest level of educational attainment by the total female 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/