Participation rate in organized learning (one year before the) in Kuwait
Kuwait: Participation rate in organized learning (one year before the) was 44.3% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Participation rate in organized learning (one year before the) in Kuwait, 2000–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 44.3% for participation rate in organized learning (one year before the) in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 31.8% on the previous year and down 51.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, participation rate in organized learning (one year before the) in Kuwait peaked at 95.6% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 44.3%, in 2021.
That places Kuwait 163rd out of 183 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Participation rate in organized learning (one year before the) in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 78.9% | — |
| 2001 | 81.5% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 78.0% | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 74.4% | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 84.3% | +13.3% |
| 2005 | 82.2% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 95.6% | +16.3% |
| 2008 | 89.2% | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 91.7% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 91.8% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 90.4% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 86.2% | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 81.7% | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 76.0% | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 73.1% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 67.1% | -8.2% |
| 2020 | 65.0% | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 44.3% | -31.8% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 44.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 95.0%, 47% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 44.3% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 78.5%, 56% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Participation rate in organized learning (one year before the) in Kuwait changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -31.8% | 65.0% | 44.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.0% | 74.4% | 95.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 82.2% | 67.1% | 91.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 54.6% | 44.3% | 65.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More development goals data for Kuwait
- Red List Index 0.8878 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 67.58 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,929 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 3 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 3 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 3 (2025)
- Infant deaths 342 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 213 (2024)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 0.1158 ltpureal (2024)
- Under-five deaths 395 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is participation rate in organized learning (one year before the) in Kuwait?
- Participation rate in organized learning (one year before the) in Kuwait was 44.3% in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest participation rate in organized learning (one year before the) recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 95.6% in 2007.
- What is the lowest participation rate in organized learning (one year before the) recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.3% in 2021.
- How does Kuwait rank for participation rate in organized learning (one year before the)?
- Kuwait ranks 163rd out of 183 countries with data for 2021.
- Is participation rate in organized learning (one year before the) rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Participation rate in organized learning (one year before the official primary entry age), by sex (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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