Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Kuwait
Kuwait: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 33,980 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Kuwait, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 33,980 number for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 56.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Kuwait peaked at 33,980 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 10,952 number, in 1970.
That places Kuwait 122nd out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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, male in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 10,952 number | — |
| 1971 | 12,042 number | +10.0% |
| 1972 | 12,693 number | +5.4% |
| 1973 | 13,216 number | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 13,775 number | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 14,594 number | +5.9% |
| 1976 | 15,865 number | +8.7% |
| 1977 | 16,652 number | +5.0% |
| 1978 | 17,705 number | +6.3% |
| 1979 | 18,848 number | +6.5% |
| 1980 | 19,820 number | +5.2% |
| 1981 | 20,387 number | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 20,763 number | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 20,661 number | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 20,428 number | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 20,452 number | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 21,092 number | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 22,665 number | +7.5% |
| 1988 | 24,674 number | +8.9% |
| 1989 | 26,612 number | +7.9% |
| 1990 | 27,742 number | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 27,452 number | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 25,796 number | -6.0% |
| 1993 | 23,103 number | -10.4% |
| 1994 | 20,154 number | -12.8% |
| 1995 | 17,710 number | -12.1% |
| 1996 | 16,312 number | -7.9% |
| 1997 | 15,976 number | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 16,669 number | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 18,017 number | +8.1% |
| 2000 | 19,581 number | +8.7% |
| 2001 | 20,956 number | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 21,448 number | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 21,510 number | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 21,355 number | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 21,187 number | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 21,167 number | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 21,120 number | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 21,087 number | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 21,227 number | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 21,660 number | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 22,559 number | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 23,867 number | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 25,514 number | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 27,266 number | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 28,842 number | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 29,909 number | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 31,882 number | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 33,212 number | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 33,925 number | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 33,980 number | +0.2% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 33,980 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 22,784 number, 1.5× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 33,980 number is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 104,917 number, 32% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14,634 number | 10,952 number | 18,848 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 21,755 number | 19,820 number | 26,612 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 20,893 number | 15,976 number | 27,742 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 21,064 number | 19,581 number | 21,510 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 27,864 number | 21,660 number | 33,925 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 33,980 number | 33,980 number | 33,980 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, male in Kuwait?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Kuwait was 33,980 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 33,980 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,952 number in 1970.
- How does Kuwait rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Kuwait ranks 122nd out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.9%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male 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.