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Middle East > Kuwait > Education

KUWAITI EDUCATION STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI 6.87 % of GNI Time series [15th of 168]
Average years of schooling of adults 7.1 [38th of 100]
Children out of school, primary 27,950 Time series [40th of 126]
    Children out of school, primary (per capita) 11.024 per 1,000 people Time series [35th of 150]
Children out of school, primary, female 14,103 Time series [39th of 117]
    Children out of school, primary, female (per capita) 5.562 per 1,000 people Time series [35th of 147]
Children out of school, primary, male 13,847 Time series [38th of 117]
    Children out of school, primary, male (per capita) 5.461 per 1,000 people Time series [37th of 148]
Duration of compulsory education 8 years [111st of 171]
Duration of education > Primary level 4 [162nd of 181]
Duration of education > Secondary level 8 [9th of 181]
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 154,056 Time series [129th of 189]
    Education enrolment by level > Primary level (per capita) 0.066 per capita Time series [140th of 172]
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 260,695 Time series [108th of 171]
    Education enrolment by level > Secondary level (per capita) 111.651 per 1,000 people Time series [31st of 159]
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 32,320 Time series [82nd of 150]
    Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level (per capita) 15.945 per 1,000 people Time series [66th of 146]
Education enrolment by level, percentage girls > Primary level 48.98% Time series [26th of 179]
Education enrolment by level, percentage girls > Secondary level 49.68% Time series [64th of 162]
Education enrolment by level, percentage girls > Tertiary level 67.66% Time series [5th of 126]
Education enrolment ratio, net, primary level 87% Time series [104th of 160]
Education enrolment ratio, net, primary level > Men 87% Time series [100th of 160]
Education enrolment ratio, net, primary level > Women 86% Time series [100th of 160]
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 4.5% Time series [26th of 127]
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 12.7% Time series [33rd of 85]
Education, percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 99.4% Time series [8th of 112]
Education, percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 100% Time series [9th of 101]
Education, percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Women 98.9% Time series [14th of 101]
Education, primary completion rate 100 Time series [30th of 148]
Education, primary completion rate > Men 104 Time series [17th of 145]
Education, primary completion rate > Women 97 Time series [44th of 145]
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 49.7% [88th of 135]
Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita 12.16 % Time series [21st of 101]
Expenditure per student, secondary > % of GDP per capita 18.1 % Time series [22nd of 93]
Expenditure per student, tertiary > % of GDP per capita 116.38 % Time series [12th of 81]
Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.9% [33rd of 176]
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 49.5% [77th of 170]
Geographical aptitude results 73.583 [71st of 191]
Girls to boys ratio, primary level enrolment 0.98 Time series [75th of 183]
Girls to boys ratio, secondary level enrolment 1.06 Time series [35th of 172]
Girls to boys ratio, tertiary level enrolment 2.19 Time series [6th of 139]
Grade 1 intake rate 67.3 [51st of 114]
Gross intake rate in grade 1, female > % of relevant age group 91.97 % Time series [70th of 156]
Gross intake rate in grade 1, male > % of relevant age group 93.24 % Time series [75th of 156]
Gross intake rate in grade 1, total > % of relevant age group 92.62 % Time series [73rd of 157]
Illiteracy rates by sex, aged 15+ 16.5% Time series [59th of 138]
Illiteracy rates by sex, aged 15+ > Men 15% Time series [57th of 138]
Illiteracy rates by sex, aged 15+ > Women 18.3% Time series [64th of 138]
Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ 253,000 Time series [87th of 138]
    Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ (per capita) 105.574 per 1,000 people Time series [56th of 138]
Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ > Men 138,600 Time series [82nd of 138]
    Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ > Men (per capita) 57.836 per 1,000 people Time series [44th of 138]
Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ > Women 110,900 Time series [92nd of 138]
    Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ > Women (per capita) 46.277 per 1,000 people Time series [71st of 138]
Library books 270,000 [60th of 81]
    Library books (per capita) 115.582 per 1,000 people [53rd of 81]
Library employees 45 [54th of 68]
    Library employees (per capita) 0.0192637 per 1,000 people [40th of 68]
Literacy > Definition
age 15 and over can read and write
Literacy > Female 91% Time series [3rd of 157]
Literacy > Male 94.4% Time series [3rd of 156]
Literacy > Total population 93.3% Time series [3rd of 160]
Literacy rate, adult female > % of females ages 15 and above 91.04 % Time series [40th of 121]
Literacy rate, adult male > % of males ages 15 and above 94.45 % Time series [42nd of 121]
Literacy rate, adult total > % of people ages 15 and above 93.27 % Time series [35th of 121]
Literacy rate, youth female > % of females ages 15-24 99.79 % Time series [14th of 123]
Literacy rate, youth male > % of males ages 15-24 99.69 % Time series [15th of 123]
Literacy rate, youth total > % of people ages 15-24 99.73 % Time series [15th of 123]
Literacy rates, aged 15-24 99.7% Time series [1st of 138]
Literacy rates, aged 15-24 > Men 99.7% Time series [1st of 138]
Literacy rates, aged 15-24 > Women 99.8% Time series [1st of 138]
Net intake rate in grade 1 > % of official school-age population 54.26 % Time series [42nd of 95]
Net intake rate in grade 1, female > % of official school-age population 54.69 % Time series [41st of 93]
Net intake rate in grade 1, male > % of official school-age population 53.84 % Time series [41st of 93]
Primary completion rate, female > % of relevant age group 97.15 % Time series [25th of 138]
Primary completion rate, male > % of relevant age group 103.65 % Time series [11th of 138]
Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group 100.49 % Time series [19th of 141]
Primary education, duration > years 5 years Time series [155th of 197]
Primary education, pupils 202,826 Time series [69th of 176]
    Primary education, pupils (per capita) 0.08 per capita Time series [90th of 193]
Primary education, pupils > % female 48.47 % female Time series [40th of 175]
Primary education, teachers 16,815 Time series [54th of 159]
    Primary education, teachers (per capita) 6.632 per 1,000 people Time series [17th of 191]
Primary education, teachers > % female 85.75 % female Time series [15th of 153]
Private school enrolment > Primary level 31.1 [22nd of 148]
Private school enrolment > Secondary level 27.9 [38th of 131]
Progression to secondary level 104 [3rd of 97]
Progression to secondary school > % 94.54 % Time series [28th of 123]
Progression to secondary school, female > % 96.52 % Time series [24th of 118]
Progression to secondary school, male > % 92.66 % Time series [28th of 118]
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP 5.05 % Time series [21st of 136]
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 12.7 % Time series [34th of 103]
Public spending per student > Primary level 23.6 [15th of 126]
Public spending per student > Secondary level 6.6 [116th of 123]
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 115.9 [26th of 123]
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 12.06 Time series [89th of 159]
Pupils-teacher ratio > primary level 13.8 [156th of 175]
Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education 218.76 Time series [4th of 137]
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 98.19 Time series [36th of 174]
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 105.95 Time series [25th of 162]
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > % 110.05 % Time series [4th of 157]
Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24 100.1 % Time series [34th of 123]
Repetition rate, primary > % of total enrollment 1.95 % Time series [69th of 128]
Repetition rate, primary, female > % of total enrollment 1.69 % Time series [64th of 125]
Repetition rate, primary, male > % of total enrollment 2.19 % Time series [67th of 125]
Repitition rate > Primary level 3.3 [92nd of 143]
Repitition rate > Secondary level 14.8 [13th of 82]
School enrollment, preprimary > % gross 72.93 % gross Time series [22nd of 159]
School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross 74.12 % gross Time series [21st of 153]
School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross 71.77 % gross Time series [22nd of 153]
School enrollment, primary > % gross 97.87 % gross Time series [70th of 176]
School enrollment, primary > % net 86.51 % net Time series [51st of 139]
School enrollment, primary, female > % gross 96.96 % gross Time series [67th of 174]
School enrollment, primary, female > % net 86.09 % net Time series [46th of 137]
School enrollment, primary, male > % gross 98.75 % gross Time series [73rd of 174]
School enrollment, primary, male > % net 86.92 % net Time series [45th of 136]
School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary 33.03 % Time series [13th of 139]
School enrollment, secondary > % gross 94.93 % gross Time series [13th of 164]
School enrollment, secondary > % net 77.6 % net Time series [50th of 121]
School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross 97.77 % gross Time series [11th of 162]
School enrollment, secondary, female > % net 79.59 % net Time series [47th of 119]
School enrollment, secondary, male > % gross 92.28 % gross Time series [17th of 162]
School enrollment, secondary, male > % net 75.73 % net Time series [49th of 119]
School enrollment, secondary, private > % of total secondary 27.61 % Time series [28th of 124]
School enrollment, tertiary > % gross 17.6 % gross Time series [25th of 141]
School enrollment, tertiary, female > % gross 24.71 % gross Time series [22nd of 137]
School enrollment, tertiary, male > % gross 11.3 % gross Time series [32nd of 137]
School life expectancy > Female 9.2 years [72nd of 96]
School life expectancy > Male 8.4 years [84th of 97]
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 13 years Time series [59th of 93]
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female 13 years Time series [63rd of 93]
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male 12 years Time series [68th of 93]
School life expectancy > Total 8.7 years [90th of 110]
Scientific and technical journal articles 244 Time series [62nd of 175]
Secondary education, general pupils 234,073 Time series [59th of 183]
    Secondary education, general pupils (per capita) 0.092 per 1,000 people Time series [29th of 196]
Secondary education, pupils 248,895 Time series [57th of 166]
    Secondary education, pupils (per capita) 0.098 per capita Time series [26th of 185]
Secondary education, pupils > % female 49.75 % female Time series [30th of 153]
Secondary education, teachers 24,062 Time series [30th of 141]
    Secondary education, teachers (per capita) 9.49 per 1,000 people Time series [9th of 188]
Secondary education, teachers > % female 52.93 % female Time series [37th of 131]
Secondary education, vocational pupils 14,822 Time series [45th of 163]
    Secondary education, vocational pupils (per capita) 5.846 per 1,000 people Time series [27th of 183]
Tertiary enrollment 21.1% [72nd of 151]
Trained teachers in primary education > % of total teachers 100 % Time series [11th of 61]
Trained teachers in primary education, female > % of female teachers 100 % Time series [8th of 56]
Trained teachers in primary education, male > % of male teachers 100 % Time series [12th of 56]
Unemployment with primary education > % of total unemployment 27.5 % Time series [46th of 78]
Unemployment with primary education, female > % of female unemployment 12.2 % Time series [59th of 72]
Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment 36.6 % Time series [34th of 72]
Unemployment with secondary education > % of total unemployment 39.9 % Time series [42nd of 77]
Women to men parity index, as ratio of literacy rates, aged 15-24 1 Time series [3rd of 138]
World Organization of the Scout Movement > Members > Admits Boys/Girls boys only

SOURCES: World Development Indicators database; UNESCO; Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics; The Geography Zone; World Bank; UNESCO Institute for Statistics; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; Wikipedia: List of World Organization of the Scout Movement members

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Kuwait, State of Kuwait, Dawlat al Kuwayt, Al Kuwayt

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