What is the difference in school age population, primary education, both sexes between Guinea-Bissau and Kuwait?

5,799 number, with Kuwait ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Kuwait?

51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Guinea-Bissau vs Kuwait: School age population, primary education, both sexes

Guinea-Bissau

313,803 number

in 2020

Kuwait

319,602 number

in 2020

Guinea-Bissau rank

129th

Kuwait rank

128th

School age population, primary education, both sexes over time

Guinea-Bissau
Kuwait

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 319,602 number against 313,803 number in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 5,799 number.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 129th and Kuwait ranks 128th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 4 and Kuwait in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guinea-Bissau	Kuwait	Difference	Ahead
1970s	106,628 number	106,345 number	282.6 number	Guinea-Bissau
1980s	130,922 number	164,177 number	33,254 number	Kuwait
1990s	178,065 number	163,857 number	14,208 number	Guinea-Bissau
2000s	214,723 number	175,310 number	39,413 number	Guinea-Bissau
2010s	271,016 number	254,587 number	16,429 number	Guinea-Bissau
2020s	313,803 number	319,602 number	5,799 number	Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, both sexes, Guinea-Bissau or Kuwait?: Kuwait, at 319,602 number against 313,803 number in Guinea-Bissau as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, both sexes between Guinea-Bissau and Kuwait?: 5,799 number, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Kuwait?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Kuwait rank globally for school age population, primary education, both sexes?: Guinea-Bissau ranks 129th and Kuwait ranks 128th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: School age population, primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.