Global Japanese Data Rankings

	Kuwait
% of the parents who often read books to their child before they began primary school (2019)	22.0% [51/53 countries]
% of the parents who often told stories to their child before they began primary school (2019)	39.9% [40/53 countries]
% of the parents who often sang songs to their child before they began primary school (2019)	42.0% [40/53 countries]
% of the parents who often played with alphabet toys with their child before they began primary school (2019)	42.5% [31/53 countries]
% of the parents who often talked about things to their child before they began primary school (2019)	53.9% [36/53 countries]
% of the parents who often talked about what they had read to their child before they began primary school (2019)	35.9% [34/53 countries]
% of the parents who often played word games with their child before they began primary school (2019)	32.9% [39/53 countries]
% of the parents who often wrote letters or words to their child before they began primary school (2019)	49.7% [27/53 countries]
% of the parents who often read aloud signs and labels to their child before they began primary school (2019)	44.9% [26/53 countries]
% of the parents who often sang counting songs to their child before they began primary school (2019)	49.9% [11/53 countries]
% of the parents who often played with number toys with their child before they began primary school (2019)	44.1% [28/53 countries]
% of the parents who often counted different things to their child before they began primary school (2019)	53.3% [40/53 countries]
% of the parents who often played games involving shapes with their child before they began primary school (2019)	51.1% [37/53 countries]
% of the parents who often played with building blocks or construction toys with their child before they began primary school (2019)	52.9% [42/53 countries]
% of the parents who often played board or card games with their child before they began primary school (2019)	39.7% [32/53 countries]
% of the parents who often wrote numbers to their child before they began primary school (2019)	54.7% [24/53 countries]
% of the parents who often drew shapes to their child before they began primary school (2019)	53.2% [23/53 countries]
% of the parents who often measured or weighed things with their child before they began primary school (2019)	15.2% [29/53 countries]

Pre-primary education on letters> [7]

	Kuwait
% of the children who could recognize most of the letters of the alphabet very well when they began primary school (2019)	60.6% [15/53 countries]
% of the children who could read some words very well when they began primary school (2019)	38.5% [18/53 countries]
% of the children who could read sentences very well when they began primary school (2019)	23.6% [24/53 countries]
% of the children who could read a story very well when they began primary school (2019)	16.4% [21/53 countries]
% of the children who could write letters of the alphabet very well when they began primary school (2019)	59.6% [10/53 countries]
% of the children who could write his/her name very well when they began primary school (2019)	76.6% [12/53 countries]
% of the children who could write words other than his/her name very well when they began primary school (2019)	41.4% [14/53 countries]

Pre-primary education on numbers> [4]

	Kuwait
% of the children who could count by himself/ herself up to 100 or higher when they began primary school (2019)	28.0% [39/53 countries]
% of the children who could recognize written numbers up to 100 or higher when they began primary school (2019)	26.3% [30/53 countries]
% of the children who could write numbers up to 100 or higher when they began primary school (2019)	27.8% [25/53 countries]
% of the children who could do simple addition up to 100 or higher when they began primary school (2019)	84.9% [23/53 countries]

Primary school> [0]

Primary school students - home> [4]

	Kuwait
% of Grade 4 students who have their own room (2019)	54.6% [48/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who have internet connection at home (2019)	83.3% [41/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who have internet connection at home (2007)	72.2% [32/37 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who have their own mobile phone (2019)	63.9% [31/57 countries]

Primary school students - school life> [29]

	Kuwait
% of Grade 4 students who are absent from school once a week (2019)	27.5% [3/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who feel tired when they arrive at school everyday/ almost everyday (2019)	34.9% [25/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who feel hungry when they arrive at school everyday/ almost everyday (2019)	37.2% [9/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they like being in school (2019)	60.2% [20/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they like being in school (2011)	63.5% [16/49 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they like being in school (2007)	70.9% [13/37 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they feel safe at school (2019)	59.2% [38/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they feel safe at school (2011)	64.2% [18/49 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they feel like they belong at the school (2019)	63.6% [31/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they feel like they belong at the school (2011)	69.6% [17/49 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that teachers at their school are fair to them (2019)	69.1% [29/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they are proud to go to their school (2019)	74.2% [20/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who say that other students made fun of them or called them names (2019)	50.7% [22/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who say that other students made fun of them or called them names (2011)	56.4% [26/49 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who say that other students left them out of games or activities (2019)	44.4% [24/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who say that other students left them out of games or activities (2011)	44.9% [25/49 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who say that other students spread lies about them (2019)	43.8% [23/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who say that other students spread lies about them (2011)	45.8% [30/49 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who say that other students stole something from them (2019)	41.2% [9/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who say that other students stole something from them (2011)	47.8% [10/49 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who say that other students damaged something of theirs on purpose (2019)	39.5% [5/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who say that other students hit or hurt them (2019)	44.9% [20/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who say that other students hit or hurt them (2011)	45.9% [28/48 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who say that other students made them do things they didn't want to do (2019)	33.9% [12/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who say that other students made them do things they didn't want to do (2011)	31.9% [14/49 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who say that other students sent them nasty or hurtful messages online (2019)	25.5% [5/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who say that other students shared nasty or hurtful things about them online (2019)	22.4% [5/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who say that other students shared embarrassing photos of them online (2019)	21.6% [4/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who say that other students threatened them (2019)	34.1% [10/57 countries]

Primary school students - mathematics> [34]

	Kuwait
Average score of mathematics achievement of 4th grade (2019)	383 [53/57 countries]
Average score of mathematics achievement of 4th grade (2015)	327 [41/41 countries]
Average score of mathematics achievement of 4th grade (2011)	342 [39/40 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who work problems on their own in every or almost every lesson (2019)	46.9% [47/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they enjoy learning mathematics (2019)	67.9% [15/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they wish they did not have to study mathematics (2019)	23.1% [5/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that mathematics is boring (2019)	21.6% [2/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they learn many interesting things in mathematics (2019)	69.2% [22/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they like mathematics very much (2019)	66.6% [19/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they like any schoolwork that involves numbers (2019)	59.5% [19/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they like to solve mathematics problems (2019)	62.2% [16/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they look forward to mathematics lessons (2019)	58.3% [15/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that mathematics is one of their favorite subjects (2019)	58.0% [20/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they know what their teacher expects them to do in mathematics lessons (2019)	63.7% [24/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their teacher is easy to understand in mathematics lessons (2019)	65.8% [22/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their teacher has clear answers to their questions in mathematics lessons (2019)	72.5% [28/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their teacher is good at explaining mathematics (2019)	78.6% [31/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their teacher does a variety of things to help them learn in mathematics lessons (2019)	75.8% [37/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their teacher explains a topic again when they don't understand in mathematics lessons (2019)	77.3% [30/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who say that students donft listen to what the teacher says in every or almost every mathematics lesson (2019)	30.8% [5/56 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who say that there is disruptive noise in every or almost every mathematics lesson (2019)	29.1% [19/56 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who say that it is too disorderly for students to work well in every or almost every mathematics lesson (2019)	36.3% [1/56 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who say that their teacher has to wait a long time for students to quiet down in every or almost everymathematics lesson (2019)	35.0% [9/56 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who say that students interrupt the teacher in every or almost every mathematics lesson (2019)	28.9% [11/56 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who say that their teacher has to keep telling them to follow the classroom rules in every or almost every mathematics lesson (2019)	59.3% [3/56 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they usually do well in mathematics (2019)	65.5% [13/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that mathematics is harder for them than for many of their classmates (2019)	24.9% [5/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they are just not good at mathematics (2019)	18.5% [7/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they learn things quickly in mathematics (2019)	55.2% [17/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that mathematics makes them nervous (2019)	23.4% [3/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they are good at working out difficult mathematics problems (2019)	48.5% [9/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their teacher tells them they are good at mathematics (2019)	58.2% [10/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that mathematics is harder for them than any other subject (2019)	20.5% [9/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that mathematics makes them confused (2019)	22.5% [3/57 countries]

Primary school students - science> [26]

	Kuwait
Average score of science achievement of 4th grade (2019)	392 [53/57 countries]
Average score of science achievement of 4th grade (2015)	315 [41/41 countries]
Average score of science achievement of 4th grade (2011)	347 [39/40 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who conduct science experiments at least once a week (2019)	52.1% [6/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they enjoy learning science (2019)	77.7% [10/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they wish they did not have to study science (2019)	22.1% [5/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that science is boring (2019)	18.8% [4/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they learn many interesting things in science (2019)	77.2% [19/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they like science very much (2019)	76.2% [13/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that science teaches them how things in the world work (2019)	80.4% [14/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they look forward to learning science (2019)	71.5% [8/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that science teaches them how things in the world work (2019)	80.4% [14/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that science is one of their favorite subjects (2019)	68.9% [10/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they know what their teacher expects them to do in science lessons (2019)	68.7% [13/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their teacher is easy to understand in science lessons (2019)	71.9% [17/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their teacher has clear answers to their questions in science lessons (2019)	77.8% [18/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their teacher is good at explaining science (2019)	82.0% [19/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their teacher does a variety of things to help them learn in science lessons (2019)	79.8% [21/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their teacher explains a topic again when they don't understand in science lessons (2019)	76.7% [21/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they usually do well in science (2019)	71.4% [8/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that science is harder for them than for many of their classmates (2019)	18.3% [4/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they are just not good at science (2019)	16.9% [6/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that they learn things quickly in science (2019)	66.3% [11/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their teacher tells them they are good at science (2019)	64.3% [6/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that science is harder for them than any other subject (2019)	16.6% [7/57 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that science makes them confused (2019)	19.5% [5/57 countries]

Primary school students - instruction out of school> [2]

	Kuwait
% of Grade 4 students who attended extra lessons or tutoring not provided by the school in mathematics during the last 12 months (2019)	39.2% [8/52 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who attended extra lessons or tutoring not provided by the school in science during the last 12 months (2019)	25.2% [8/52 countries]

Primary school - evaluation of parents> [8]

	Kuwait
% of the parents of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their childfs school does a good job including them in their childfs education (2019)	60.2% [27/52 countries]
% of the parents of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their child's school provides a safe environment (2019)	68.2% [31/52 countries]
% of the parents of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their childfs school cares about their child's progress in school (2019)	65.4% [31/52 countries]
% of the parents of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their child's school does a good job informing them of his/her progress (2019)	59.3% [32/52 countries]
% of the parents of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their child's school promotes high academic standards (2019)	52.4% [20/52 countries]
% of the parents of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their child's school does a good job in helping him/her become better in reading (2019)	59.0% [32/52 countries]
% of the parents of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their child's school does a good job in helping him/her become better in mathematics (2019)	59.2% [32/52 countries]
% of the parents of Grade 4 students who agree a lot that their child's school does a good job in helping him/her become better in science (2019)	62.7% [24/52 countries]

Primary school - future educational plan> [1]

	Kuwait
% of the parents of Grade 4 students who expect their child to finish undergraduate or postgraduate degree (2019)	86.7% [12/52 countries]

Lower secondary school> [0]

Lower secondary school students - home> [3]

	Kuwait
% of Grade 8 students who have their own room (2019)	63.1% [30/38 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who have internet connection at home (2019)	93.5% [24/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who have their own mobile phone (2019)	85.4% [25/39 countries]

Lower secondary school students - Internet use> [6]

	Kuwait
% of Grade 8 students who use Internet to access the textbook or other course materials (2019)	66.7% [9/38 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who use Internet to access assignments posted online by their teacher (2019)	63.1% [19/38 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who use Internet to collaborate with classmates on assignments or projects (2019)	83.1% [9/38 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who use Internet to communicate with the teacher (2019)	38.3% [28/38 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who use Internet to find information, articles, or tutorials to aid in understanding mathematics or science (2019)	78.2% [7/38 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who use Internet to access learning games or activities related to mathematics or science (2019)	43.3% [25/38 countries]

Lower secondary school students - School life> [23]

	Kuwait
% of Grade 8 students who are absent from school once a week (2019)	19.7% [3/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who feel tired when they arrive at school everyday/ almost everyday (2019)	38.1% [27/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who feel hungry when they arrive at school everyday/ almost everyday (2019)	30.4% [23/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they like being in school (2019)	39.4% [11/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they like being in school (2007)	40.2% [27/52 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they feel safe at school (2019)	49.4% [17/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they feel like they belong at the school (2019)	49.3% [16/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that teachers at their school are fair to them (2019)	48.2% [12/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they are proud to go to their school (2019)	58.7% [11/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who say that other students said mean things about their physical appearance (2019)	40.5% [26/38 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who say that other students spread lies about them (2019)	47.3% [20/38 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who say that other students shared their secrets with others (2019)	33.0% [28/38 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who say that other students refused to talk to them (2019)	28.7% [26/38 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who say that other students insulted a member of their family (2019)	24.5% [23/38 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who say that other students stole something from them (2019)	32.9% [12/38 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who say that other students made them do things they didn't want to do (2019)	21.4% [15/37 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who say that other students sent them nasty or hurtful messages online (2019)	22.4% [12/38 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who say that other students shared nasty or hurtful things about them online (2019)	12.9% [20/38 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who say that other students shared embarrassing photos of them online (2019)	10.2% [28/38 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who say that other students threatened them (2019)	16.5% [15/38 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who say that other students physically hurt them (2019)	22.0% [13/38 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who say that other students excluded them from their group (2019)	22.0% [25/38 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who say that other students damaged something of theirs on purpose (2019)	25.9% [12/38 countries]

Lower secondary school students - Mathematics> [44]

	Kuwait
Average score of mathematics achievement of 8th grade (2019)	403 [36/39 countries]
Average score of mathematics achievement of 8th grade (2015)	375 [36/38 countries]
Average score of mathematics achievement of 8th grade (2007)	354 [26/26 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who work problems on their own in every or almost every lesson (2019)	37.2% [34/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they enjoy learning mathematics (2019)	34.2% [13/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they wish they did not have to study mathematics (2019)	26.4% [2/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that mathematics is boring (2019)	26.3% [3/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they learn many interesting things in mathematics (2019)	36.7% [15/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they like mathematics very much (2019)	30.9% [17/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they like any schoolwork that involves numbers (2019)	27.8% [11/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they like to solve mathematics problems (2019)	30.1% [12/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they look forward to mathematics lessons (2019)	23.0% [10/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that mathematics is one of their favorite subjects (2019)	27.0% [16/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they know what their teacher expects them to do in mathematics lessons (2019)	46.2% [17/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their teacher is easy to understand in mathematics lessons (2019)	46.9% [14/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their teacher has clear answers to their questions in mathematics lessons (2019)	56.1% [13/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their teacher is good at explaining mathematics (2019)	62.9% [13/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their teacher does a variety of things to help them learn in mathematics lessons (2019)	56.5% [17/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their teacher links new lessons to what they already know in mathematics lessons (2019)	55.0% [11/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their teacher explains a topic again when they don't understand in mathematics lessons (2019)	72.1% [9/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who say that students donft listen to what the teacher says in every or almost every mathematics lesson (2019)	24.9% [9/38 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who say that there is disruptive noise in every or almost every mathematics lesson (2019)	24.3% [14/38 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who say that it is too disorderly for students to work well in every or almost every mathematics lesson (2019)	24.2% [2/38 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who say that their teacher has to wait a long time for students to quiet down in every or almost every mathematics lesson (2019)	26.3% [10/38 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who say that students interrupt the teacher in every or almost every mathematics lesson (2019)	24.3% [7/38 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who say that their teacher has to keep telling them to follow the classroom rules in every or almost every mathematics lesson (2019)	47.1% [2/38 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they usually do well in mathematics (2019)	41.4% [11/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that mathematics is harder for them than for many of their classmates (2019)	23.9% [2/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that mathematics is not one of their strengths (2019)	28.8% [7/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they learn things quickly in mathematics (2019)	31.8% [11/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that mathematics makes them nervous (2019)	28.9% [2/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they are good at working out difficult mathematics problems (2019)	21.0% [12/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their teacher tells them they are good at mathematics (2019)	38.7% [8/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that mathematics is harder for them than any other subject (2019)	32.5% [2/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that mathematics makes them confused (2019)	25.7% [3/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that learning mathematics will help them in their daily life (2019)	49.0% [15/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they need mathematics to learn other school subjects (2019)	35.9% [18/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they need to do well in mathematics to get into the university of their choice (2019)	66.9% [7/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they need to do well in mathematics to get the job they want (2019)	61.3% [8/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they would like a job that involves using mathematics (2019)	26.7% [11/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that it is important to learn about mathematics to get ahead in the world (2019)	48.9% [13/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that learning mathematics will give them more job opportunities when they are adults (2019)	56.6% [10/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their parents think that it is important that they do well in mathematics (2019)	67.8% [10/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that it is important to do well in mathematics (2019)	67.0% [11/39 countries]

Lower secondary school students - Science> [39]

	Kuwait
Average score of science achievement of 8th grade (2019)	444 [34/39 countries]
Average score of science achievement of 8th grade (2015)	394 [34/38 countries]
Average score of science achievement of 8th grade (2007)	418 [24/26 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who conduct science experiments at least once a week (2019)	45.0% [4/26 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they enjoy learning science (2019)	60.1% [7/26 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they wish they did not have to study science (2019)	18.8% [4/26 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that science is boring (2019)	14.4% [8/26 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they learn many interesting things in science (2019)	64.6% [7/26 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they like science very much (2019)	56.2% [7/26 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they look forward to science lessons (2019)	51.1% [5/26 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that science teaches them how things in the world work (2019)	70.0% [4/26 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they like to conduct science experiments (2019)	70.3% [4/26 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that science is one of their favorite subjects (2019)	52.5% [6/26 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they know what their teacher expects them to do in science lessons (2019)	52.7% [10/26 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their teacher is easy to understand in science lessons (2019)	58.4% [6/26 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their teacher has clear answers to their questions in science lessons (2019)	66.8% [6/26 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their teacher is good at explaining science (2019)	72.1% [6/26 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their teacher does a variety of things to help them learn in science lessons (2019)	64.9% [7/26 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their teacher links new lessons to what they already know in science lessons (2019)	59.0% [7/26 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their teacher explains a topic again when they don't understand in science lessons (2019)	73.0% [6/26 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they usually do well in science (2019)	53.3% [7/26 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that science is harder for them than for many of their classmates (2019)	13.5% [7/26 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that science is not one of their strengths (2019)	18.7% [8/26 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they learn things quickly in science (2019)	54.5% [4/26 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they are good at working out difficult science problems (2019)	37.3% [5/26 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their teacher tells them they are good at science (2019)	46.2% [7/26 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that science is harder for them than any other subject (2019)	14.6% [8/26 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that science makes them confused (2019)	15.1% [8/26 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that learning science will help them in their daily life (2019)	63.9% [10/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they need science to learn other school subjects (2019)	49.4% [6/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they need to do well in science to get into the university of their choice (2019)	64.5% [5/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they need to do well in science to get the job they want (2019)	61.4% [4/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that they would like a job that involves using science (2019)	48.7% [5/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that it is important to learn about science to get ahead in the world (2019)	62.2% [3/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that learning science will give them more job opportunities when they are adults (2019)	61.1% [3/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that their parents think that it is important that they do well in science (2019)	63.4% [5/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who agree a lot that it is important to do well in science (2019)	72.8% [4/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students whose teacher gives them homework in mathematics every day (2019)	31.9% [23/39 countries]
% of Grade 8 students whose teacher gives them homework in science every day (2019)	9.9% [14/26 countries]

Lower secondary school students - instruction out of school> [2]

	Kuwait
% of Grade 8 students who attended extra lessons or tutoring not provided by the school in mathematics during the last 12 months (2019)	54.8% [11/38 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who attended extra lessons or tutoring not provided by the school in science during the last 12 months (2019)	38.3% [9/38 countries]

Lower secondary school students - future educational plan> [1]

	Kuwait
% of Grade 8 students who expect them to finish undergraduate or postgraduate degree (2019)	78.9% [4/39 countries]

Lower secondary education teachers> [0]

High school students - Performance> [0]

High school students - Things at home> [0]

High school students - Atmosphere of language lessons> [0]

High school students - Internet education> [0]

High school students - Reading> [0]

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High school students - effort and failure> [0]

High school students - competition and cooperation> [0]

High school students - meaning of life> [0]

High school students - feeling> [0]

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High school students - doing things in life> [0]

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Mass media> [8]

	Kuwait
% of Grade 4 students who watch television and videos for less than 1 hour per day (2007)	54.4% [9/37 countries]
% of Grade 4 students who watch television and videos for more than 2 hours per day (2007)	24.0% [13/37 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who watch television and videos for less than 1 hour per day (2007)	25.8% [32/50 countries]
% of Grade 8 students who watch television and videos for more than 2 hours per day (2007)	42.8% [7/50 countries]
Daily newspapers: number of titles (2004)	8 [77/153 countries]
Daily newspapers: Number of titles per 1 million inhabitants (2004)	3.06 [58/154 countries]
Newspaper journalists (headcounts)	1,893 (2006) [30/76 countries]
Newspaper journalists (headcounts) per 1,000,000 inhabitants	681.3 (2006) [8/75 countries]

	Kuwait
Statutory number of members (As of February 16, 2023)	65 [145/190 countries]
Inhabitants per parliamentarian (2021)	60,554 [85/192 countries]
% of women in parliament (As of February 16, 2023)	6.25% [172/185 countries]
% of MPs 40 years of age or younger (As of February 16, 2023)	16.33% [89/143 countries]

	Kuwait
General government expenditures as % of GDP (2022)	40.7% [47/189 countries]
General government primary net lending/borrowing as % of GDP (2022)	3.21% [16/180 countries]
General government gross debt as % of GDP (2022)	7% [181/185 countries]

	Kuwait
Population (ten thousands) (2021)	432.9 [128/216 countries]
Popuation growth (annual) (2021)	-2.6% [213/217 countries]
Popuation change in the last 20 years (2001-2021)	105.8% [7/217 countries]
0-14 years, % of the total population (2021)	21.1% [121/193 countries]
15-64 years, % of the total population (2021)	75.5% [5/193 countries]
65 years and over, % of the total population (2021)	3.4% [149/193 countries]
Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years) (2020)	75.6 [82/199 countries]
Life expectancy at birth - Female (years) (2020)	76.7 [102/199 countries]
Life expectancy at birth - Male (years) (2020)	74.9 [62/199 countries]
Population density (per square kilometer) (2021)	242.9 [53/216 countries]

	Kuwait
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) (2020)	2.07 [105/200 countries]
Crude birth rate (per 1,000 people) (2020)	12.6 [134/204 countries]
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) (2017)	12 [138/183 countries]
Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births) (2020)	7.6 [128/193 countries]
Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) (2020)	9 [126/194 countries]

	Kuwait
Prevalence of stunting in children under 5 (%) (2020)	6.0% [127/154 countries]
Prevalence of overweight in children under 5 (%) (2020)	7.1% [62/154 countries]

	Kuwait
Voter turnout in the national election	50.0% (2022) [151/199 countries]

	Kuwait
Evaluation of control of corruption (0-100) (2021)	53.4 [98/209 countries]

	Kuwait
International migrant stock (% of immigrants in the population) (2020)	72.8% [6/231 countries]
Refugee population by country or territory of asylum (2019)	686 [122/164 countries]

	Kuwait
GDP (current US$, billions) (2021)	135.352 [59/192 countries]
GDP per capita (current US$) (2021)	28,579 [37/192 countries]
GDP per capita (PPP, current international$) (2021)	45,009 [35/192 countries]
Shadow economy, as % of GDP (2015)	21.7% [109/158 countries]

	Kuwait
New business density (new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64) (2020)	3.29 [45/121 countries]

	Kuwait
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (2019)	1.8% [169/187 countries]
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (2019)	1.8% [169/187 countries]
Employment in industry (% of total employment) (2019)	22.1% [68/187 countries]

	Kuwait
E-Government Development Index (2020)	0.7913 [46/193 countries]
E-Participation Index (as a component of E-Government Development Index) (2020)	0.9048 [18/193 countries]
Online Service Index (as a component of E-Government Development Index) (2020)	0.8412 [31/193 countries]
Human Capital Component (as a component of E-Government Development Index) (2020)	0.7470 [87/193 countries]

	Kuwait
Surface area (square km) (2020)	17,820 [154/215 countries]
Land area (sq. km) (2020)	17,820 [154/216 countries]
Agricultural land (% of land area) (2020)	8.4% [185/209 countries]
Forest area (sq. km) (2020)	63 [191/209 countries]
Forest area (% of land area) (2020)	0.4% [201/209 countries]
Coastline (km) (2019)	499 [104/230 countries]
Population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population) (2015)	4.8% [80/172 countries]
Average yearly temperature (degrees Celsius) (1961-1990)	25.4 [49/191 countries]
Average precipitation in depth (mm per year) (2019)	121 [173/182 countries]

	Kuwait
Bird species, threatened (2018)	11 [138/215 countries]
Fish species, threatened (2018)	18 [141/215 countries]
Mammal species, threatened (2018)	7 [127/215 countries]
Plant species (higher), threatened (2018)	0 [194/215 countries]
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) (2018)	17.5% [92/211 countries]

	Kuwait
CO2 emissions (kilo tonnes) (2019)	92,650 [40/191 countries]
CO2 emissions per capita (metric tonnes) (2019)	22.02 [2/191 countries]
CO2 emissions (kg per PPP $ of GDP) (2019)	0.423 [13/182 countries]

	Kuwait
Crude oil supply per capita (kg) (2018)	8,353 [2/90 countries]
Natural gas supply per capita (million J) (2018)	208,656 [7/88 countries]
Electric power supply per capita (kWh) (2018)	17,831 [3/95 countries]

	Kuwait
Age-standardized mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution (per 100,000 population) (2016)	103.8 [69/183 countries]
Mortality rate from unintentional poisoning (per 100 000 population) (2019)	0.4 [107/173 countries]

	Kuwait
Current account balance (billion US$) (2021)	3.407 [36/193 countries]
Export from Japan (million US$) (2018)	1,872 [38/161 countries]

	Kuwait
Period of United Nations membership ()	1963.0514 [109/192 countries]

	Kuwait
Military expenditure (billion US$) (2020)	6.9 [29/150 countries]
Military expenditure (% of GDP) (2020)	6.5% [4/148 countries]

	Kuwait
Road traffic mortality rate (per 100,000 population) (2019)	15.4 [90/183 countries]

	Kuwait
Prevalence of obesity among children and adolescents (5?19 years) (%) (2016)	22.9% [9/190 countries]

	Kuwait
Prevalence of anaemia in women of reproductive age (15?49 years) (%) (2019)	23.7% [109/192 countries]

	Kuwait
Current tobacco smokers, men and women (% of population)	20.5% (2014) [50/121 countries]
Current tobacco smokers, men (% of population) (2001-2020)	39.2% [39/150 countries]
Current tobacco smokers, women (% of population) (2001-2020)	3.3% [93/150 countries]

	Kuwait
% of those who use cannabis	3.10% (2005) [72/122 countries]
% of those who use cocaine	0.04% (2005) [88/98 countries]
% of those who use amphetamines	0.27% (2005) [64/99 countries]

	Kuwait
Healthy life expectancy at birth - male (2019)	69.5 [29/183 countries]

	Kuwait
Tuberculosis incidence (per 100,000 population) (2020)	19 [127/194 countries]
Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) prevalence among children under 5 years (%) (2020)	0.03 [176/194 countries]
Reported number of people requiring interventions against NTDs (2020)	16 [144/194 countries]
Probability of dying from any of CVD, cancer, diabetes, CRD between age 30-70 (%) (2019)	11.9 [147/183 countries]

	Kuwait
Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population) (2019)	2.66 [167/183 countries]
Suicide - male, age-standardized (per 100 000 population) (2019)	3.83 [172/183 countries]
Suicide - female, age-standardized (per 100 000 population) (2019)	0.74 [178/183 countries]
Suicide - 15-24 years (per 100,000 population) (2019)	2.15 [169/183 countries]
Suicide - 15-24 years, male (per 100,000 population) (2019)	3.32 [169/183 countries]
Suicide - 15-24 years, female (per 100,000 population) (2019)	0.72 [177/183 countries]
Suicide - 25-34 years (per 100,000 population) (2019)	3.44 [162/183 countries]
Suicide - 25-34 years, male (per 100,000 population) (2019)	4.87 [164/183 countries]
Suicide - 25-34 years, female (per 100,000 population) (2019)	1.18 [168/183 countries]
Suicide - 35-44 years (per 100,000 population) (2019)	4.18 [161/183 countries]
Suicide - 35-44 years, male (per 100,000 population) (2019)	5.81 [164/183 countries]
Suicide - 35-44 years, female (per 100,000 population) (2019)	1.18 [163/183 countries]
Suicide - 45-54 years (per 100,000 population) (2019)	3.99 [161/183 countries]
Suicide - 45-54 years, male (per 100,000 population) (2019)	5.76 [164/183 countries]
Suicide - 45-54 years, female (per 100,000 population) (2019)	0.76 [176/183 countries]
Suicide - 55-64 years (per 100,000 population) (2019)	3.78 [164/183 countries]
Suicide - 55-64 years, male (per 100,000 population) (2019)	5.28 [169/183 countries]
Suicide - 55-64 years, female (per 100,000 population) (2019)	0.73 [179/183 countries]
Suicide - 65-74 years (per 100,000 population) (2019)	3.88 [171/183 countries]
Suicide - 65-74 years, male (per 100,000 population) (2019)	5.55 [174/183 countries]
Suicide - 65-74 years, female (per 100,000 population) (2019)	1.03 [177/183 countries]
Suicide - 75-84 years (per 100,000 population) (2019)	4.80 [174/183 countries]
Suicide - 75-84 years, male (per 100,000 population) (2019)	7.34 [174/183 countries]
Suicide - 75-84 years, female (per 100,000 population) (2019)	1.24 [175/183 countries]
Suicide - 85 years and over (per 100,000 population) (2019)	22.04 [110/183 countries]
Suicide - 85 years and over (per 100,000 population) (2019)	35.41 [119/183 countries]
Suicide - 85 years and over (per 100,000 population) (2019)	6.14 [130/183 countries]
Suicide - 85 years and over (per 100,000 population) (2019)	22.04 [110/183 countries]
Suicide - 85 years and over (per 100,000 population) (2019)	35.41 [119/183 countries]
Suicide - 85 years and over (per 100,000 population) (2019)	6.14 [130/183 countries]
Suicide - 85 years and over (per 100,000 population) (2019)	22.04 [110/183 countries]
Suicide - 85 years and over (per 100,000 population) (2019)	35.41 [119/183 countries]
Suicide - 85 years and over (per 100,000 population) (2019)	6.14 [130/183 countries]

	Kuwait
Density of medical doctors (per 10,000 population) (2012-2020)	23.4 [73/193 countries]
Density of nursing and midwifery personnel (per 10,000 population) (2012-2020)	46.8 [74/194 countries]
Density of dentists (per 10,000 population) (2012-2020)	6.7 [42/167 countries]
Density of pharmacists (per 10,000 population) (2012-2020)	4.9 [65/167 countries]

	Kuwait
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, value added per worker (constant 2015 US$) (2019)	15,112 [51/165 countries]
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (million US$)	485 (2020) [138/185 countries]
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP)	0.5% (2020) [173/185 countries]
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (2019)	1.8% [169/187 countries]
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (2019)	1.8% [169/187 countries]

	Kuwait
Cereals - Excluding Beer, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	159.60 [58/179 countries]
Wheat and products, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	102.12 [46/179 countries]
Rice and products, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	51.98 [52/179 countries]
Barley and products, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.07 [93/170 countries]
Maize and products, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	4.97 [116/175 countries]
Starchy Roots, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	39.06 [106/179 countries]
Potatoes and products, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	38.71 [58/179 countries]
Sweet Potatoes, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.20 [98/161 countries]
Sugar & Sweeteners, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	36.37 [92/179 countries]
Sugar (Raw Equivalent), food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	34.52 [44/179 countries]
Honey, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.24 [74/178 countries]

	Kuwait
Pulses, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	4.95 [84/179 countries]
Beans, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.30 [120/171 countries]
Peas, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.10 [109/168 countries]
Soyabeans, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.20 [70/178 countries]
Nuts and products, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	2.34 [49/179 countries]
Groundnuts, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.30 [141/179 countries]
Coconuts - Incl Copra, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	1.36 [49/179 countries]
Sesame seed, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.72 [16/137 countries]
Olives (including preserved), food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	1.24 [27/179 countries]
Vegetable Oils, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	17.37 [30/179 countries]
Soyabean Oil, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	2.46 [69/178 countries]
Groundnut Oil, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.22 [50/177 countries]
Sunflowerseed Oil, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.61 [95/177 countries]
Rape and Mustard Oil, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.06 [61/140 countries]
Palm Oil, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	4.24 [33/148 countries]
Olive Oil, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	1.05 [28/179 countries]
Maize Germ Oil, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	7.55 [2/171 countries]

	Kuwait
Vegetables, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	158.44 [22/179 countries]
Tomatoes and products, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	39.24 [25/179 countries]
Onions, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	18.91 [21/176 countries]
Fruits - Excluding Wine, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	57.73 [118/179 countries]
Oranges, Mandarines, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	3.18 [131/179 countries]
Lemons, Limes and products, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	2.73 [51/178 countries]
Grapefruit and products, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.29 [97/177 countries]
Bananas, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.00 [167/177 countries]
Apples and products, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	5.35 [75/179 countries]
Pineapples and products, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	1.08 [99/179 countries]
Dates, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	26.70 [3/174 countries]
Grapes and products (excl wine), food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	2.26 [79/179 countries]
Spices, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	3.88 [11/179 countries]
Pepper, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.19 [18/178 countries]
Pimento, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.31 [42/177 countries]

	Kuwait
Stimulants, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	2.80 [65/179 countries]
Coffee and products, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	2.28 [55/179 countries]
Tea (including mate), food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.52 [60/178 countries]
Alcoholic Beverages, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.13 [172/178 countries]
Total alcohol per capita (??15 years of age) consumptionl (litres of pure alcohol) (2019)	0.0 [181/185 countries]
Wine, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.05 [147/177 countries]
Beer, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.05 [171/177 countries]
Fermented beverages, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.01 [129/175 countries]

	Kuwait
Meat, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	71.59 [47/179 countries]
Bovine Meat, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	7.84 [87/179 countries]
Mutton & Goat Meat, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	12.70 [7/179 countries]
Pigmeat, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	0.32 [147/177 countries]
Poultry Meat, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	48.55 [16/179 countries]
Offals, Edible, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	3.15 [63/179 countries]
Butter, Ghee, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	2.08 [41/179 countries]
Animal Fats, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	2.71 [73/179 countries]
Eggs, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	14.20 [20/179 countries]
Milk (Excluding Butter), food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	39.38 [99/179 countries]
Fish, Seafood, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	14.19 [88/179 countries]
Freshwater Fish, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	2.55 [70/179 countries]
Demersal Fish, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	2.78 [65/178 countries]
Pelagic Fish, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	5.32 [74/178 countries]
Crustaceans, food supply quantity (kg/capita/year) (2019)	1.78 [43/178 countries]