Out-of-school children in Kuwait

In Kuwait, 7.5% of children of primary school age were not in school in 2016. The value for 2016 is the highest since 2001.

Measure: Out-of-school rate, children of primary school age Unit: % of children of primary school age Data: 1971 to 2016 Source: UNESCO UIS
The latest value for Kuwait is for 2016. Most countries have figures for 2024.
Kuwait, 2016 7.5% % of children of primary school age
Change from 2015 +4.4percentage points 2015: 3.1%

Out-of-school children 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.

Out-of-school rate, children of primary school age (% of children of primary school age), 2001 to 2016
Period Kuwait
2016 7.5%
2015 3.1%
2014 2.0%
2013 1.8%
2012 1.3%
2011 0.1%
2010 0.5%
2008 0.8%
2007 0.5%
2005 2.8%
2004 2.4%uis_est (UIS estimate)
2003 2.6%
2002 5.5%
2001 10.7%uis_est (UIS estimate)

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

In short

  • That is a change of +4.4 percentage points from 3.1% in 2015.
  • Since 2004, when it was 2.4%, the figure has changed by +5.0 percentage points.

Source and dates

Original producer
UNESCO UIS
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Dataset or series code
ROFST.1.CP · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1971 to 2016 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