Kuwait - Public spending on education

Expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education)

Expenditure on primary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Kuwait was 20.42 as of 2006. Its highest value over the past 33 years was 71.36 in 1983, while its lowest value was 18.78 in 2002.

Definition: Expenditure on primary education is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on education. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

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

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Year Value
1973 31.66
1974 49.53
1975 51.58
1976 48.33
1977 26.36
1979 55.13
1980 69.94
1982 62.07
1983 71.36
1984 66.39
1985 51.09
1986 49.65
1992 26.90
1996 35.21
1997 68.47
2001 18.78
2002 18.78
2004 18.82
2005 19.83
2006 20.42

Expenditure on secondary education (% of government expenditure on education)

Expenditure on secondary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Kuwait was 36.21 as of 2006. Its highest value over the past 33 years was 47.77 in 1973, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1997.

Definition: Expenditure on secondary education is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on education. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

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

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Year Value
1973 47.77
1974 20.01
1975 19.89
1976 16.57
1977 34.71
1979 17.24
1982 23.21
1985 16.98
1986 17.14
1992 11.74
1996 14.29
1997 0.00
2002 36.73
2004 35.84
2005 36.23
2006 36.21

Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education)

Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education) in Kuwait was 32.60 as of 2006. Its highest value over the past 35 years was 38.71 in 1992, while its lowest value was 1.71 in 1982.

Definition: Expenditure on tertiary education is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on education. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

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

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Year Value
1971 13.10
1972 12.00
1973 12.45
1974 12.53
1975 11.58
1976 19.91
1977 19.52
1978 25.32
1979 21.68
1980 18.51
1981 21.98
1982 1.71
1983 14.83
1984 19.88
1985 20.66
1986 20.98
1992 38.71
1996 34.97
1997 31.53
2002 33.45
2004 34.79
2005 32.60
2006 32.60

Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure)

Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure) in Kuwait was 11.91 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 18.01 in 2001, while its lowest value was 8.40 in 1992.

Definition: General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on all sectors (including health, education, social services, etc.). It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

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

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Year Value
1992 8.40
1996 11.33
1997 13.09
2001 18.01
2002 15.26
2004 14.95
2005 13.85
2006 13.37
2015 9.51
2016 10.52
2017 11.14
2018 11.75
2019 12.83
2020 11.91

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)

Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) in Kuwait was 6.55 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 14.20 in 1992, while its lowest value was 2.14 in 1975.

Definition: General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of GDP. It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.

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

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Year Value
1971 3.29
1972 2.82
1973 3.30
1974 3.52
1975 2.14
1976 3.12
1977 3.37
1978 4.08
1979 3.43
1980 2.79
1981 2.72
1982 3.03
1983 5.09
1984 5.15
1985 5.01
1986 5.40
1992 14.20
1996 5.86
1997 5.58
2001 6.59
2002 6.55
2004 5.54
2005 4.74
2006 3.76
2015 4.77
2016 5.85
2017 6.37
2018 6.39
2019 6.49
2020 6.55

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs