Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Kuwait
Kuwait: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 29,812 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Kuwait, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Kuwait stood at 29,812 number.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 42.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Kuwait peaked at 29,835 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 10,128 number, in 1970.
Kuwait ranks 127th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 10,128 number | — |
| 1971 | 11,283 number | +11.4% |
| 1972 | 12,230 number | +8.4% |
| 1973 | 13,139 number | +7.4% |
| 1974 | 14,034 number | +6.8% |
| 1975 | 14,954 number | +6.6% |
| 1976 | 15,941 number | +6.6% |
| 1977 | 16,789 number | +5.3% |
| 1978 | 17,525 number | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 18,178 number | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 18,749 number | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 19,219 number | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 19,556 number | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 19,939 number | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 20,460 number | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 21,248 number | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 22,405 number | +5.4% |
| 1987 | 23,745 number | +6.0% |
| 1988 | 25,257 number | +6.4% |
| 1989 | 26,561 number | +5.2% |
| 1990 | 27,164 number | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 26,702 number | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 24,956 number | -6.5% |
| 1993 | 22,621 number | -9.4% |
| 1994 | 20,279 number | -10.4% |
| 1995 | 18,602 number | -8.3% |
| 1996 | 18,073 number | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 17,427 number | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 17,124 number | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 17,066 number | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 17,156 number | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 17,554 number | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 18,028 number | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 18,682 number | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 19,452 number | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 20,292 number | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 21,028 number | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 21,028 number | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 20,900 number | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 20,804 number | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 20,903 number | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 21,475 number | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 22,670 number | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 24,212 number | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 25,830 number | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 27,210 number | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 27,996 number | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 29,090 number | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 29,655 number | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 29,835 number | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 29,812 number | -0.1% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 29,812 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 21,652 number, 1.4× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 29,812 number is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 98,826 number, 30% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14,420 number | 10,128 number | 18,178 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 21,714 number | 18,749 number | 26,561 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 21,001 number | 17,066 number | 27,164 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 19,492 number | 17,156 number | 21,028 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 25,888 number | 20,903 number | 29,835 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 29,812 number | 29,812 number | 29,812 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More education data for Kuwait
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 47,443 (2021)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 11 (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 30,349 (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 29,489 (2021)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 302,047 (2015)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 265,113 (2021)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -4.44 % change on previous year (2021)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0608 units per person (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Kuwait?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Kuwait was 29,812 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 29,835 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,128 number in 1970.
- How does Kuwait rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Kuwait ranks 127th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.6%. 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 of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.