Population, age 16, female in Kuwait
Kuwait: Population, age 16, female was 22,006 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 16, female in Kuwait, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, age 16, female in Kuwait is 22,006, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.8% on the previous year and up 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 16, female in Kuwait peaked at 22,006 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 11,499, in 1996.
Kuwait ranks 137th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14,091 | 11,499 | 18,448 | 10 |
| 2000s | 17,448 | 15,011 | 19,143 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20,580 | 19,499 | 22,006 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More education data for Kuwait
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 78.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.0% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 82.4% (2021)
- Primary education, teachers 32,782 (2021)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.51 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 88.7% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 16, female in Kuwait?
- Population, age 16, female in Kuwait was 22,006 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 16, female recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 22,006 in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, age 16, female recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,499 in 1996.
- How does Kuwait rank for population, age 16, female?
- Kuwait ranks 137th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 16, female rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 16, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age population, female refers to female population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.