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

Latest (2020)
33,980 number
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
122nd
of 206 countries
All-time high
33,980 number
in 2020
All-time low
10,952 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

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

10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k30.0k35.0k197019952020

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

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 119 Bulgaria 35,954 number compare
  2. 120 Gambia 34,691 number compare
  3. 121 Ireland 34,583 number compare
  4. 123 Serbia 33,763 number compare
  5. 124 Norway 32,109 number compare
  6. 125 Namibia 31,904 number compare

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