Kuwait - Primary education

Primary education, duration (years)

Primary education, duration (years) in Kuwait was 5.00 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 51 years was 5.00 in 2021, while its lowest value was 4.00 in 1970.

Definition: Primary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in primary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 4.00
1971 4.00
1972 4.00
1973 4.00
1974 4.00
1975 4.00
1976 4.00
1977 4.00
1978 4.00
1979 4.00
1980 4.00
1981 4.00
1982 4.00
1983 4.00
1984 4.00
1985 4.00
1986 4.00
1987 4.00
1988 4.00
1989 4.00
1990 4.00
1991 4.00
1992 4.00
1993 4.00
1994 4.00
1995 4.00
1996 4.00
1997 4.00
1998 4.00
1999 4.00
2000 4.00
2001 4.00
2002 4.00
2003 4.00
2004 4.00
2005 5.00
2006 5.00
2007 5.00
2008 5.00
2009 5.00
2010 5.00
2011 5.00
2012 5.00
2013 5.00
2014 5.00
2015 5.00
2016 5.00
2017 5.00
2018 5.00
2019 5.00
2020 5.00
2021 5.00

Primary education, pupils

The value for Primary education, pupils in Kuwait was 278,958 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 279,956 in 2018 and a minimum value of 75,513 in 1971.

Definition: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 75,513
1972 81,671
1973 88,299
1974 94,039
1975 101,876
1976 111,820
1977 125,120
1978 135,479
1979 139,443
1980 145,626
1981 148,983
1982 154,772
1983 160,188
1984 165,696
1985 170,616
1986 172,975
1987 176,378
1988 181,607
1989 185,464
1990 189,560
1991 124,996
1992 114,641
1993 122,930
1994 129,956
1995 131,264
1996 141,841
1997 143,286
1998 142,308
1999 139,691
2000 140,182
2001 141,419
2002 148,712
2003 154,056
2004 158,271
2005 202,826
2006 203,423
2007 211,576
2008 208,608
2009 210,665
2010 213,733
2011 223,688
2012 230,280
2013 239,231
2014 252,585
2015 264,185
2016 271,285
2017 275,334
2018 279,956
2019 276,318
2020 278,958

Primary education, pupils (% female)

Primary education, pupils (% female) in Kuwait was 48.97 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 50.24 in 1995, while its lowest value was 42.11 in 1971.

Definition: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 42.11
1972 45.02
1973 45.13
1974 45.44
1975 45.48
1976 45.70
1977 46.34
1978 46.16
1979 46.61
1980 47.33
1981 47.82
1982 48.30
1983 48.61
1984 48.69
1985 48.59
1986 48.66
1987 48.59
1988 48.82
1989 48.92
1990 48.92
1991 47.94
1992 48.92
1993 49.37
1994 49.34
1995 50.24
1996 48.93
1997 48.92
1998 48.92
1999 48.77
2000 48.94
2001 48.87
2002 48.60
2003 48.98
2004 48.95
2005 48.47
2006 48.75
2007 48.65
2008 48.83
2009 48.90
2010 48.84
2011 48.89
2012 49.06
2013 49.13
2014 48.92
2015 49.00
2016 48.96
2017 48.10
2018 48.97

Primary education, teachers

The value for Primary education, teachers in Kuwait was 34,105 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 34,105 in 2020 and a minimum value of 3,555 in 1971.

Definition: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 3,555
1972 4,084
1973 4,580
1974 5,053
1975 5,729
1976 6,360
1977 7,269
1978 7,920
1979 7,947
1980 7,722
1981 8,035
1982 8,385
1983 8,346
1984 8,968
1985 9,448
1986 9,623
1987 9,690
1988 10,099
1989 10,288
1990 10,310
1991 7,034
1992 6,967
1993 7,526
1994 8,229
1995 9,021
1996 9,747
1997 10,180
1998 10,798
1999 10,389
2000 10,176
2001 10,489
2002 10,940
2003 11,594
2004 12,321
2005 16,815
2006 20,056
2007 22,016
2008 22,895
2009 24,605
2010 25,520
2011 25,983
2012 26,775
2013 27,801
2014 28,610
2015 29,810
2016 30,635
2017 31,081
2018 31,524
2019 33,015
2020 34,105

Primary education, teachers (% female)

Primary education, teachers (% female) in Kuwait was 89.71 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 90.89 in 2014, while its lowest value was 54.44 in 1975.

Definition: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 55.33
1972 55.19
1973 54.78
1974 55.12
1975 54.44
1976 54.58
1977 55.08
1978 57.25
1979 58.08
1980 60.71
1981 55.58
1982 55.43
1983 56.04
1984 59.13
1985 67.43
1986 68.44
1987 67.68
1988 68.82
1989 68.83
1990 63.60
1991 61.43
1992 63.17
1993 68.92
1994 70.47
1995 70.93
1997 62.71
1998 59.40
1999 73.30
2000 73.91
2001 77.05
2002 79.42
2003 83.15
2004 85.50
2005 85.75
2006 87.40
2007 88.43
2008 89.20
2009 89.80
2010 90.41
2011 90.44
2012 90.64
2013 90.83
2014 90.89
2015 90.16
2016 89.86
2017 89.77
2018 89.48
2019 89.16
2020 89.71

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Outcomes