Education spending in Kuwait
Government spending on education in Kuwait was equal to 6.4% of GDP in 2024.
Kuwait, 2024
6.4%
Change from 2023
+1.4percentage points
World, 2023
3.6%
Education spending in Kuwait over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Kuwait | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6.4% | – |
| 2023 | 5.0% | 3.6% |
| 2022 | 6.6% | 3.9% |
| 2021 | 7.8% | 4.2% |
| 2020 | 6.2% | 4.3% |
| 2019 | 6.7% | 4.2% |
| 2018 | 6.4% | 4.2% |
| 2017 | 6.4% | 4.1% |
| 2016 | 6.0% | 4.2% |
| 2015 | – | 4.2% |
| 2014 | – | 4.2% |
| 2013 | – | 4.3% |
| 2012 | – | 4.0% |
| 2011 | – | 4.1% |
| 2010 | – | 4.2% |
| 2009 | – | 4.7% |
| 2008 | – | 4.2% |
| 2007 | – | 4.0% |
| 2006 | 3.8% | 4.0% |
| 2005 | 4.7% | 4.0% |
| 2004 | 5.5% | 3.9% |
| 2003 | – | 4.1% |
| 2002 | 6.6% | 3.9% |
| 2001 | 6.6% | 3.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.4 percentage points from 5.0% in 2023.
- Since 2005, when it was 4.7%, the figure has changed by +1.7 percentage points.
More for Kuwait
All statistics for Kuwait
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
51.9%
2021 · World Bank
Primary school enrolment (gross)
82.4%
2021 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
15.6%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Out-of-school children
7.5%
2016 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school adolescents
22.9%
2021 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school youth
26.6%
2021 · UNESCO UIS