Kuwait's children out of school, primary was 21,183 in 2016, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 14,486% from 145.23 in 2011 (170.89% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 21,183 | 2016 |
| Five years earlier | 145.23 | 2011 |
| Highest | 63,522 | 1992 |
| Lowest | 145.23 | 2011 |
| Average since 2007 | 5,000 | 2007–2016 |
| First recorded | 43,726 | 1971 |
Over five years it is up 14,486% from 145.23 in 2011 (170.89% a year on average, compounded). Since 1971 it is down 51.56% from 43,726 in 1971 (1.6% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 7 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.
What the numbers say
In 2016, Kuwait's children out of school, primary rose 169% on 2015 (from 7,875 to 21,183).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1974 to 2015), the average change was +62.8% and a typical year strayed about 345.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 1,882.7% in 2012 and the biggest yearly fall was 85.4% in 2011. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2007 to 2016 the straight-line trend is upward, about 1,580 a year. A straight line explains 55% of the movement over 9 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
See how every economy compares in the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Kuwait | 21,183 | 2016 |
| High income | 2.06 million | 2025 |
Closest to Kuwait in the 2016 ranking
- Yemen, Rep. — 1st of 3: 1.55 million
- Haiti — 3rd of 3: 3,719
What this measures
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
Limitations: Due to different data sources for enrollment and population data, the number may not capture the actual number of children not attending in primary school.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 39 values
| Year | Children out of school, primary |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 21,183 |
| 2015 | 7,875 |
| 2014 | 5,078 |
| 2013 | 4,275 |
| 2012 | 2,880 |
| 2011 | 145.23 |
| 2010 | 993.05 |
| 2009 | no data |
| 2008 | 1,604 |
| 2007 | 965 |
| 2006 |
Children out of school, primary in nearby economies
More education data for Kuwait
- Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years) — 5 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 11 (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 1.15 (2021)
- Primary education, pupils — 265,113 (2021)
- School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 82.36% (2021)
- School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 88.67% (2021)
- School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 77.02% (2021)
- Primary education, teachers — 32,782 (2021)
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Questions people ask
- What is Kuwait's children out of school, primary?
- 21,183 in 2016, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1971?
- It is down 51.56% from 43,726 in 1971 (1.6% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 63,522 in 1992 and the lowest 145.23 in 2011.
- Is the latest change in children out of school, primary unusual for Kuwait?
- In 2016, Kuwait's children out of school, primary rose 169% on 2015 (from 7,875 to 21,183). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1974 to 2015), the average change was +62.8% and a typical year strayed about 345.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API..
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.UNER, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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