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

Kuwait: UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of was 22.8% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
22.8%
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
16th
of 90 countries
All-time high
23.6%
in 2015
All-time low
7.1%
in 1975
Years of data
14
1970–2018

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

5101520251970199420181970: 14.11975: 7.11980: 9.61985: 10.81988: 15.12005: 18.22006: 19.22007: 20.72008: 22.42012: 23.32013: 22.52015: 23.62017: 23.42018: 22.8

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2018, uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Kuwait stood at 22.8%.

That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Kuwait peaked at 23.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 1975.

That places Kuwait 16th out of 90 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

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, both sexes in Kuwait, 1970 to 2018.
Year Value Change
1970 14.1%
1975 7.1% -49.6%
1980 9.6% +34.8%
1985 10.8% +12.4%
1988 15.1% +40.1%
2005 18.2% +20.9%
2006 19.2% +5.7%
2007 20.7% +7.3%
2008 22.4% +8.2%
2012 23.3% +4.4%
2013 22.5% -3.6%
2015 23.6% +4.9%
2017 23.4% -0.9%
2018 22.8% -2.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 10.6% 7.1% 14.1% 2
1980s 11.8% 9.6% 15.1% 3
2000s 20.1% 18.2% 22.4% 4
2010s 23.1% 22.5% 23.6% 5

Countries ranked near Kuwait

  1. 13 Uruguay 26.4% compare
  2. 14 Finland 24.5% compare
  3. 15 Romania 23.1% compare
  4. 17 Moldova 22.1% compare
  5. 18 Turkey 21.7% compare
  6. 19 Palestine 21.6% 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 22.8% 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 23.6% in 2015.
What is the lowest uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of recorded in Kuwait?
The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 1975.
How does Kuwait rank for uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of?
Kuwait ranks 16th out of 90 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 up 2.0%. 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, 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 lower secondary, both sexes
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
90 places, 991 data points, 1970–2019
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The percentage of 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 persons aged 25 years and above who completed lower secondary education as the highest level of educational attainment 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/