Kuwait: School enrollment, secondary, female (% net)

Key figures

Over five years it is down 0.77 percentage points from 89.49% in 2010. Since 1971 it is up 39.95 percentage points from 48.76% in 1971. The World Bank has no value for 25 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2015, Kuwait's school enrollment, secondary, female (% net) rose 2.4 percentage points on 2014 (from 86.31% to 88.71%).

Across the 13 yearly changes before that (1972 to 2014), the average change was −1.02 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.61 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 2.4 percentage points in 2015 and the biggest yearly fall was 3.85 percentage points in 1997. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2006 to 2015 the straight-line trend is downward, about 0.63 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 64% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2015, Kuwait had the 3rd highest value of the 10 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.

Closest to Kuwait in the 2015 ranking

• Israel — 1st of 10: 100%
• Sweden — 2nd of 10: 99.46%
• Thailand — 4th of 10: 77.54%
• Philippines — 5th of 10: 71.33%
• São Tomé and Principe — 6th of 10: 68.84%

What this measures

Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Limitations: Enrollment indicators are based on annual school surveys, but do not necessarily reflect actual attendance or dropout rates during the year. Also, the length of education differs across countries and can influence enrollment rates, although the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) tries to minimize the difference. For example, a shorter duration for primary education tends to increase the rate; a longer one to decrease it (in part because older children are more at risk of dropping out). Moreover, age at enrollment may be inaccurately estimated or misstated, especially in communities where registration of births is not strictly enforced.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 20 values

School enrollment, secondary, female (% net) in nearby economies

• Bahrain — 93.78% (2018)
• Djibouti — 37.28% (2015)
• Israel — 100% (2015)
• Jordan — 63.52% (2018)
• Malta — 94.47% (2017)
• Oman — 93.15% (2018)
• Pakistan — 34.18% (2018)
• West Bank and Gaza — 91.23% (2018)

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 school enrollment, secondary, female (% net)?

88.71% in 2015, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1971?

It is up 39.95 percentage points from 48.76% in 1971. The highest value was 96.76% in 1996 and the lowest 46.43% in 1992.

How does Kuwait rank?

3rd highest of 10 economies with data for 2015.

Is the latest change in school enrollment, secondary, female (% net) unusual for Kuwait?

In 2015, Kuwait's school enrollment, secondary, female (% net) rose 2.4 percentage points on 2014 (from 86.31% to 88.71%). Across the 13 yearly changes before that (1972 to 2014), the average change was −1.02 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.61 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.NENR.FE, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) 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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