Primary net enrolment in Kuwait

In Kuwait, 80.6% of children of primary school age were enrolled in school in 2021. The value for 2021 is the lowest since 1997.

Measure: Total net enrolment rate, primary education Unit: % of children of primary school age Data: 1971 to 2021 Source: UNESCO UIS
The latest value for Kuwait is for 2021. Most countries have figures for 2023.
Kuwait, 2021 80.6% % of children of primary school age
Change from 2016 −12.0percentage points 2016: 92.5%

Primary net enrolment in Kuwait over time

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% of children of primary school age. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Total net enrolment rate, primary education (% of children of primary school age), 2001 to 2021
Period Kuwait
2021 80.6%
2016 92.5%
2015 96.9%
2014 98.0%
2013 98.2%
2012 98.7%
2011 99.9%
2010 99.5%
2008 99.2%
2007 99.5%
2005 97.2%
2004 97.6%uis_est (UIS estimate)
2003 97.4%
2002 94.5%
2001 89.3%uis_est (UIS estimate)

Flags: uis_est UIS estimate . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • The previous available figure was 92.5% in 2016, a change of −12.0 percentage points.
  • Since 2005, when it was 97.2%, the figure has changed by −16.6 percentage points.

Source and dates

Original producer
UNESCO UIS
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Dataset or series code
NERT.1.CP · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1971 to 2021 for Kuwait
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY-SA 4.0
Attribution
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org