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Admission standards

University admission in Kuwait

Official minimum entry requirements and the school system, from the country's UNESCO classification and national sources.

Official entry requirements

As classified by the country with UNESCO (ISCED 2011), reference year 2020. Universities may set higher requirements.

School-leaving qualification (upper secondary)

Secondary general stage3 years, from age 15
Minimum entry: Intermediate general certificate
Awards: Secondary general certificate
Adult secondary stage3 years, from age 15
Minimum entry: Intermediate degree (adult education)
Awards: Secondary general certificate (adult education)

Bachelor's or equivalent (first degree)

Nursing programme4 years, from age 18
Minimum entry: Secondary general certificate/ Nursing institute diploma
Awards: Nursing diploma
Bachelor programmes 4 years4 years, from age 18
Minimum entry: General secondary certificate
Awards: Bachelor's degree
Bachelor programmes 5 years5 years, from age 18
Minimum entry: General secondary certificate
Awards: Bachelor's degree

Short-cycle tertiary (diplomas)

General Diploma programmes2.5 years, from age 18
Minimum entry: General secondary certificate
Awards: General diploma
Vocational diploma programmes2.5 years, from age 18
Minimum entry: General secondary certificate
Awards: Vocational diploma

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), ISCED 2011 mappings (country file). CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UIS terms).