Primary school enrolment (gross) in Kuwait

Gross primary school enrolment in Kuwait was 82.4% in 2021.

Measure: Primary school enrolment (gross) Unit: % of the official primary school-age population Data: 1971 to 2021 Source: World Bank
The latest value for Kuwait is for 2021. Most countries have figures for 2023.
Kuwait, 2021 82.4% % of the official primary school-age population
Change from 2020 +1.0percentage points 2020: 81.4%
World, 2021 99.4% Official aggregate

Primary school enrolment (gross) in Kuwait over time

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% of the official primary school-age population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Primary school enrolment (gross) (% of the official primary school-age population), 2001 to 2024
Period KuwaitWorld
2024 – 102.2%
2023 – 100.7%
2022 – 100.4%
2021 82.4% 99.4%
2020 81.4% 99.6%
2019 83.1% 99.1%
2018 88.4% 99.1%
2017 91.1% 101.8%
2016 95.1% 102.1%
2015 101.8% 101.0%
2014 100.8% 101.6%
2013 100.8% 103.0%
2012 101.2% 102.9%
2011 104.0% 102.4%
2010 103.5% 102.5%
2009 104.8% 102.7%
2008 105.9% 102.9%
2007 109.5% 102.7%
2006 107.9% 101.7%
2005 110.0% 101.7%
2004 106.4% 101.6%
2003 103.9% 100.9%
2002 100.2% 99.4%
2001 94.4% 99.2%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.0 percentage points from 81.4% in 2020.
  • Since 2011, when it was 104.0%, the figure has changed by −21.7 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2021 was 99.4%.

Source and dates

Original producer
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SE.PRM.ENRR · 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