School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Kuwait
Kuwait: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes was 63,616 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Kuwait, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Kuwait is 63,616 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 53.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Kuwait peaked at 63,616 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 16,854 number, in 1970.
Kuwait ranks 124th of 204 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.
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 16,854 number | — |
| 1971 | 18,927 number | +12.3% |
| 1972 | 20,592 number | +8.8% |
| 1973 | 21,991 number | +6.8% |
| 1974 | 23,281 number | +5.9% |
| 1975 | 24,678 number | +6.0% |
| 1976 | 26,349 number | +6.8% |
| 1977 | 27,882 number | +5.8% |
| 1978 | 29,598 number | +6.2% |
| 1979 | 31,452 number | +6.3% |
| 1980 | 33,284 number | +5.8% |
| 1981 | 34,902 number | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 36,175 number | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 37,078 number | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 37,571 number | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 37,906 number | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 38,659 number | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 40,730 number | +5.4% |
| 1988 | 43,467 number | +6.7% |
| 1989 | 46,488 number | +7.0% |
| 1990 | 48,992 number | +5.4% |
| 1991 | 50,080 number | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 47,907 number | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 44,338 number | -7.4% |
| 1994 | 39,905 number | -10.0% |
| 1995 | 35,674 number | -10.6% |
| 1996 | 32,895 number | -7.8% |
| 1997 | 32,249 number | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 32,550 number | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 33,435 number | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 34,420 number | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 35,233 number | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 35,656 number | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 36,011 number | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 36,469 number | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 35,875 number | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 37,069 number | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 38,167 number | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 39,567 number | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 40,927 number | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 41,566 number | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 41,390 number | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 42,098 number | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 43,229 number | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 44,744 number | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 46,957 number | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 49,741 number | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 53,175 number | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 57,123 number | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 61,003 number | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 63,616 number | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24,160 number | 16,854 number | 31,452 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 38,626 number | 33,284 number | 46,488 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 39,802 number | 32,249 number | 50,080 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 36,939 number | 34,420 number | 40,927 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 48,103 number | 41,390 number | 61,003 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 63,616 number | 63,616 number | 63,616 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 school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Kuwait?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Kuwait was 63,616 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 63,616 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,854 number in 1970.
- How does Kuwait rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- Kuwait ranks 124th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.0%. 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, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.