Kuwait - Children out of school, primary

The value for Children out of school, primary in Kuwait was 7,290 as of 2016. As the graph below shows, over the past 45 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 105,205 in 1992 and a minimum value of 1,139 in 2011.

Definition: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

See also:

Year Value
1971 32,569
1972 32,596
1973 31,347
1974 31,881
1975 32,487
1976 33,189
1977 29,253
1978 19,402
1979 22,852
1980 26,271
1981 25,941
1982 25,198
1983 21,639
1984 19,724
1985 17,501
1986 18,458
1987 28,727
1988 33,759
1992 105,205
1994 51,631
1996 14,490
1997 14,655
1998 6,853
1999 7,075
2000 12,198
2001 13,404
2002 9,822
2003 11,139
2004 8,649
2005 14,076
2007 2,764
2008 2,893
2010 2,073
2011 1,139
2012 1,323
2013 2,658
2014 3,108
2015 4,311
2016 7,290

Development Relevance: Large numbers of children out of school create pressure to enroll children and provide classrooms, teachers, and educational materials, a task made difficult in many countries by limited education budgets. However, getting children into school is a high priority for countries and crucial for achieving universal primary education.

Limitations and Exceptions: 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.

Other Notes: Data retrieved via API in March 2019. For detailed information on the observation level (e.g. National Estimation, UIS Estimation, or Category not applicable), please visit UIS.Stat (http://data.uis.unesco.org/).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: The number of out-of-school children is calculated by subtracting the number of primary school-age children enrolled in primary or secondary school from the total population of the official primary school-age children. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. Population data are drawn from the United Nations Population Division. Using a single source for population data standardizes definitions, estimations, and interpolation methods, ensuring a consistent methodology across countries and minimizing potential enumeration problems in national censuses. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).

Aggregation method: Sum

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation