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

Latest (2020)
29,812 number
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
127th
of 206 countries
All-time high
29,835 number
in 2019
All-time low
10,128 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Kuwait, 1970–2020

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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

Annual values for Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number) in Kuwait, 1970 to 2020.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 124 Norway 30,441 number compare
  2. 125 Finland 30,205 number compare
  3. 126 New Zealand 30,064 number compare
  4. 128 Denmark 28,856 number compare
  5. 129 Gabon 27,819 number compare
  6. 130 Slovakia 27,730 number compare

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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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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (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
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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.