School age population, early childhood education, female in Kuwait
Kuwait: School age population, early childhood education, female was 56,865 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood education, female in Kuwait, 1999–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 56,865 for school age population, early childhood education, female in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in Kuwait peaked at 60,091 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 37,552, in 2005.
That places Kuwait 145th out of 207 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, female in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 38,223 | — |
| 2000 | 37,957 | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 38,087 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 38,215 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 38,196 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 37,994 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 37,552 | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 37,736 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 38,440 | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 39,554 | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 41,244 | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 44,593 | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 47,179 | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 48,894 | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 52,137 | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 55,536 | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 57,419 | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 59,028 | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 59,388 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 58,480 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 59,589 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 60,091 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 57,408 | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 53,053 | -7.6% |
| 2023 | 58,495 | +10.3% |
| 2025 | 56,865 | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38,223 | 38,223 | 38,223 | 1 |
| 2000s | 38,498 | 37,552 | 41,244 | 10 |
| 2010s | 54,224 | 44,593 | 59,589 | 10 |
| 2020s | 57,182 | 53,053 | 60,091 | 5 |
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More education data for Kuwait
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -5.38 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 29,649 (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3,133 (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 71,259 (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -10.33 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 50,581 (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.6 % change on previous year (2021)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, female in Kuwait?
- School age population, early childhood education, female in Kuwait was 56,865 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 60,091 in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 37,552 in 2005.
- How does Kuwait rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
- Kuwait ranks 145th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release