Kuwait: Secondary education, vocational pupils

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2015, Kuwait's secondary education, vocational pupils rose 18% on 2014 (from 6,166 to 7,275).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1979 to 2014), the average change was +8.5% and a typical year strayed about 31.2% 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 80.3% in 1999 and the biggest yearly fall was 50.1% in 2006. 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 upward, about 261.29 a year. A straight line explains 59% 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

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Closest to Kuwait in the 2015 ranking

• Congo, Dem. Rep. — 1st of 6: 870,961
• Ethiopia — 2nd of 6: 352,134
• Vanuatu — 4th of 6: 500
• Tonga — 5th of 6: 399
• Dominica — 6th of 6: 0

What this measures

Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.

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

All 42 values

Secondary education, vocational pupils in nearby economies

• Afghanistan — 21,902 (2018)
• Bahrain — 6,543 (2018)
• Djibouti — 4,677 (2019)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 2.02 million (2018)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 763,440 (2017)
• Israel — 161,579 (2017)
• Jordan — 23,181 (2018)
• Lebanon — 62,551 (2018)
• Malta — 4,981 (2017)
• Morocco — 246,199 (2018)
• Oman

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 secondary education, vocational pupils?

7,275 in 2015, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1971?

It is up 96.83% from 3,696 in 1971 (1.55% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 15,561 in 2004 and the lowest 403 in 1980.

Is the latest change in secondary education, vocational pupils unusual for Kuwait?

In 2015, Kuwait's secondary education, vocational pupils rose 18% on 2014 (from 6,166 to 7,275). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1979 to 2014), the average change was +8.5% and a typical year strayed about 31.2% 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: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS).

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.ENRL.VO, 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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