Kuwait's persistence to last grade of primary, female (% of cohort) was 91.64% in 2020, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 3.91 percentage points from 95.54% in 2015.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 91.64% | 2020 |
| Five years earlier | 95.54% | 2015 |
| Highest | 99.36% | 1994 |
| Lowest | 58.72% | 1976 |
| Average since 2011 | 92.85% | 2011–2020 |
| First recorded | 91.39% | 1972 |
Over five years it is down 3.91 percentage points from 95.54% in 2015. Since 1972 it is up 0.24 percentage points from 91.39% in 1972. The World Bank has no value for 23 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.
What the numbers say
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 4.85 percentage points in 1973 and the biggest yearly fall was 9.45 percentage points in 2016. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2020, Kuwait had the 7th highest value of the 11 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Kuwait | 91.64% | 2020 |
| World | 80.18% | 2023 |
| High income | 92.51% | 2023 |
Closest to Kuwait in the 2020 ranking
- Mauritius — 3rd of 11: 98.34%
- Tunisia — 4th of 11: 97.96%
- Kyrgyz Republic — 5th of 11: 97.84%
- Aruba — 7th of 11: 85.22%
- Gambia, The — 8th of 11: 82.66%
- United Arab Emirates — 9th of 11: 77.92%
What this measures
Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
Limitations: The estimates have limitations in capturing real trend in that an observed rate will be applied to the underlying indicators such as repetition rate and promotion rate throughout the cohort life, and re-entrants, grade skipping, migration or transfers during a school year are not adequately captured.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 26 values
| Year | Persistence to last grade of primary, female (% of cohort) |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 91.64 |
| 2019 | no data |
| 2018 | 92.63 |
| 2017 | no data |
| 2016 | 86.09 |
| 2015 | 95.54 |
| 2014 | no data |
| 2013 | no data |
| 2012 | 96.02 |
| 2011 | 95.18 |
| 2010 |
Persistence to last grade of primary, female (% of cohort) in nearby economies
- Algeria — 93.46% (2021)
- Bahrain — 96.73% (2023)
- Egypt, Arab Rep. — 100% (2020)
- Iran, Islamic Rep. — 94.41% (2022)
- Israel — 97.42% (2023)
- Jordan — 95.65% (2023)
- Lebanon — 95.82% (2022)
- Malta — 97.1% (2021)
- Morocco — 93.68% (2023)
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 persistence to last grade of primary, female (% of cohort)?
- 91.64% in 2020, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1972?
- It is up 0.24 percentage points from 91.39% in 1972. The highest value was 99.36% in 1994 and the lowest 58.72% in 1976.
- How does Kuwait rank?
- 7th highest of 11 economies with data for 2020.
- 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.PRSL.FE.ZS, 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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