Primary school completion rate in Kuwait

The primary completion rate in Kuwait was 80.4% in 2021. The value for 2021 is the lowest since 1995.

Measure: Primary school completion rate Unit: % of the relevant age group Data: 1971 to 2021 Source: World Bank
The latest value for Kuwait is for 2021. Most countries have figures for 2023.
Kuwait, 2021 80.4% % of the relevant age group
Change from 2020 −3.0percentage points 2020: 83.4%
World, 2021 88.7% Official aggregate

Primary school completion rate in Kuwait over time

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% of the relevant age group. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Primary school completion rate (% of the relevant age group), 2001 to 2024
Period KuwaitWorld
2024 – 88.0%
2023 – 87.3%
2022 – 91.1%
2021 80.4% 88.7%
2020 83.4% 88.0%
2019 82.5% 87.9%
2018 88.4% 88.1%
2017 90.6% 88.2%
2016 95.3% 88.5%
2015 – 87.9%
2014 – 88.1%
2013 97.6% 88.3%
2012 96.5% 88.1%
2011 100.4% 87.8%
2010 101.2% 88.5%
2009 – 89.0%
2008 – 88.2%
2007 107.6% 86.5%
2006 – 85.3%
2005 113.9% 85.0%
2004 102.3% 84.2%
2003 98.9% 83.5%
2002 91.8% 83.3%
2001 83.0% 82.7%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −3.0 percentage points from 83.4% in 2020.
  • Since 2007, when it was 107.6%, the figure has changed by −27.1 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2021 was 88.7%.

Source and dates

Original producer
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SE.PRM.CMPT.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1971 to 2021 for Kuwait
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: UNESCO Institute for Statistics