Market Research Reports - Ken Research Kuwait Education Market Outlook to 2022
Kuwait Education Market Outlook to 2022: Ken Research
The report titled, “Kuwait Education Market Outlook to 2022 - by K-12 Education, Higher
Education, E-Learning, Vocational Training, Teacher Training, Private Tutor and Test-
Preparation Education Market” covers the K-12 private education market size (by revenue,
number of schools, number of teachers, number of classrooms and number of students),
current emerging trends and developments, major issues and challenges, customer pain points
& decision making parameters, investment model, along with market segmentation by level of
education (Kindergarten, Primary, Intermediate and Secondary), by gender (Male and Female),
by nationality (Kuwaitis and non-Kuwaitis) and by region (Al Asema, Hawalii, Al Ahmadii, Al
Farwaniya, Al Jahra Education and Mobark Al Kaber). The report presents competitive
landscape of leading British, American and Indian schools and the major test preparation
centers. Parameters such as type of curriculum, average fees per annum, class size, catchment
area, student teacher ratio, number of students and others have been given prime importance.
The report also covers government rules and regulation, future outlook along with SWOT
analysis and analyst recommendation.
Market Overview: Kuwait’s education market is in its growth stage. Changes and overhauls
brought in the overall education curriculum through government interventions & subsidies
extended has been a major market support parameter. The two major organizations that
oversee the operations of this sector in Kuwait are the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of
Higher Education.
The education market in Kuwait has registered a revenue growth close to close to 6% during
2012-2017. The Ministry of Education allocated KWD 2 billion in the 2016 annual budget for
Kuwait’s K-12 education sector. This is in line with its Integrated Education Reform Program
(2011-2019) and the School Education Quality Improvement Project which are geared towards
developing curriculum, improving learning outcomes, encouraging efficient teaching and
refining the efficiency of education.
Kuwait K-12 Education Market
Public K-12 education is extended free of cost in Kuwait with over 800 schools serving over 350
thousand children in 2017. The government expenditure in public education has grown at a
CAGR close to 7% during 2012-2016. However, the quality of education in public schools is
considered to be poor and there is a growing shift towards private education. The growing
demand for better quality education has resulted in more players entering the market with
over 500 private schools operating in 2017. American and British schools are the most
expensive, charging an average fee of close to KWD 4,000 per year, whereas Indian and