School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) in Kuwait
Kuwait: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) was 16.07 years in 2015. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Kuwait, 1971–2015
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 16.07 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in 2015. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Kuwait peaked at 16.07 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 7.41 years, in 1992.
That places Kuwait 42nd out of 175 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 8.4 years | — |
| 1972 | 8.66 years | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 8.67 years | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 8.94 years | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 9.12 years | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 9.61 years | +5.4% |
| 1977 | 10.5 years | +9.2% |
| 1978 | 10.5 years | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 10.5 years | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 10.64 years | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 10.8 years | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 11.08 years | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 11.74 years | +5.9% |
| 1984 | 11.71 years | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 11.97 years | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 12.01 years | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 11.51 years | -4.1% |
| 1988 | 11.27 years | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 10.98 years | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 10.86 years | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 7.41 years | -31.7% |
| 1993 | 8.51 years | +14.7% |
| 1994 | 10.08 years | +18.5% |
| 1995 | 11.91 years | +18.2% |
| 1996 | 13.42 years | +12.6% |
| 1997 | 13.61 years | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 13.93 years | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 13.57 years | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 14.39 years | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 14.47 years | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 15.37 years | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 16.07 years | +4.6% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 16.07 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 16.69 years, 96% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 16.07 years is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 14.42 years, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) in Kuwait changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | -31.7% | 10.86 years | 7.41 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.43 years | 8.4 years | 10.5 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 11.37 years | 10.64 years | 12.01 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.22 years | 7.41 years | 13.93 years | 8 |
| 2000s | 14.15 years | 13.57 years | 14.47 years | 3 |
| 2010s | 15.72 years | 15.37 years | 16.07 years | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 39 Switzerland 16.31 years compare
- 40 Uruguay 16.27 years compare
- 41 France 16.14 years compare
- 43 Tunisia 16.02 years compare
- 44 Saudi Arabia 16.01 years compare
- 45 South Korea 15.98 years compare
More gender data for Kuwait
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 914.66 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.3397 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 4,410 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 4,410 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 24,181 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 25,253 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 25,948 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 26,723 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 26,893 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Kuwait?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Kuwait was 16.07 years in 2015, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 16.07 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.41 years in 1992.
- How does Kuwait rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Kuwait ranks 42nd out of 175 countries with data for 2015.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.