Share of children out of school — all countries

Share of children out of school — Kuwait

Share of children out of school in Kuwait in 2016 — 7.47%. Ranked 102 in the world out of 144. Since 1971, the indicator has fallen by 38.25 pp.

2016 7.47% +4.41 pp vs 2015
World rank 102of 144
Period maximum 45.72%1971
Period minimum 0.07%2011

Trend over time

1971–2016 · % of primary school-age children

Share of children out of school — Kuwait, 1971–2016020406019711976198119861991199620012006201120161971: 45.72%1972: 42.63%1973: 39.2%1974: 37.8%1975: 36.02%1976: 33.41%1977: 28.73%1978: 19.84%1979: 20.84%1980: 22.01%1981: 21.73%1982: 21.15%1983: 20.34%1984: 21.19%1985: 21.81%1986: 22.29%1987: 26.92%1988: 27.05%1992: 40.51%1994: 28.13%1996: 25.8%1997: 28.15%1998: 16.9%1999: 17.01%2000: 14.94%2001: 10.71%2002: 5.51%2003: 2.61%2004: 2.43%2005: 2.79%2007: 0.5%2008: 0.81%2010: 0.48%2011: 0.07%2012: 1.27%2013: 1.78%2014: 2.03%2015: 3.05%2016: 7.47%
Change over the period: −38.25 pp Annual average: -0.85 pp

Comparison, 2016

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Kuwait

Kuwait 7.47%
World computed 6.51%
Western Asia computed 9.97%
Share of children out of school — Kuwait, by year Kuwait All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2016 7.47 +4.41 pp
2015 3.05 +1.03 pp
2014 2.03 +0.25 pp
2013 1.78 +0.51 pp
2012 1.27 +1.2 pp
2011 0.07 −0.41 pp
2010 0.48 —
2008 0.81 +0.31 pp
2007 0.5 —
2005 2.79 +0.37 pp
2004 2.43 −0.18 pp
2003 2.61 −2.9 pp
2002 5.51 −5.2 pp
2001 10.71 −4.22 pp
2000 14.94 −2.08 pp
1999 17.01 +0.12 pp
1998 16.9 −11.25 pp
1997 28.15 +2.35 pp
1996 25.8 —
1994 28.13 —
1992 40.51 —
1988 27.05 +0.13 pp
1987 26.92 +4.63 pp
1986 22.29 +0.48 pp
1985 21.81 +0.61 pp
1984 21.19 +0.85 pp
1983 20.34 −0.81 pp
1982 21.15 −0.58 pp
1981 21.73 −0.28 pp
1980 22.01 +1.17 pp
1979 20.84 +1 pp
1978 19.84 −8.9 pp
1977 28.73 −4.68 pp
1976 33.41 −2.61 pp
1975 36.02 −1.78 pp
1974 37.8 −1.4 pp
1973 39.2 −3.43 pp
1972 42.63 −3.08 pp
1971 45.72 —

About the indicator

The share of children of primary school age not attending school. Unlike the absolute count, the indicator speaks to the state of the education system in a country, and it shows that the task does not reduce to poverty: at comparable income the shares differ severalfold, and the highest values come from countries where schooling is obstructed by conflict or by a nomadic way of life.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by the number of children aged 0–14: total population is the wrong weight here — the share of children differs fourfold across countries.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.