Market Research Reports - Ken Research Kuwait Education Market Outlook to 2022 | Page 2

Pakistani schools offer more affordable rates at an average fee of close to KWD 450 per year.
The market revenue of K-12 education registered a CAGR close to 6% during 2012-2017.
Currently, private K-12 schools in Kuwait provide education to over 40% of its students. The
nature of the market is fragmented with various types of schools offering all types of curricula
& fee range. In majority, it has been noticed that private schools are individually owned, hence
leaving more room for large scale operators to take over. Major Private Schools: American
(American Creative Academy, The American School of Kuwait, American United School), British
(Kuwait International English School, the English Academy, New English School Kuwait) and
Indian (Fahaheel Watanieh Indian Private School, Indian Educational School, United Indian
School). Major Public Schools: Pironi Medium for Boys, Safia Intermediate Girls, Bints Primary
Girls, Doha Elementary School for Boys, Ouzai Secondary Boys, Amama Bint Bishr. The revenues
generated by the K-12 education industry in the Kuwait are projected to increase registering a
five year CAGR of close to 5% during 2017-2022.
Kuwait Test Preparation Market
Kuwait’s test prep market is in its growth stage and has a combination of both local and
international players operating in the market. The major catchment areas include Salmiya,
Kuwait City, Fahaheel and Hawalli and the major players in the market include AMIDEAST,
Apachia, British Council and ILM prep. The fees for each course are paid in advance of class
commencement. GMAT, GRE and SAT are the most expensive courses with each having an
average fee of close to KWD 200 and the most popular course is IELTS with close to 3,000
enrollments in 2017. TOEFL and IELTS, the two English language tests together brought in
majority of the revenue registering highest enrollments in the test prep market in 2017. The
SAT test prep segment was the second largest followed by GMAT training classes. The smallest
segment in the test prep market was the GRE. Kuwait’s test preparation market is expected to
expand with the increasing number of players entering the market and creating new test
centers.
Kuwait Higher Education Market
There were only 2 universities catering to higher education sector in Kuwait in 2002, Kuwait
University (KU) and Public Authority of Applied Education and Training (PAAET). Currently,
there are over 18 private universities in Kuwait offering a varied number of courses. The
popular universities include American College of Middle East (ACM), American University of
Kuwait (AUK), American University of Middle East (AUM), Gulf University for Science and
Technology (GUST) and Arab Open University (AOU). [There is currently an ongoing expansion
of KU that is expected to cater to nearly 40,000 students by 2019. The Kuwaiti government has