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

Latest (2020)
63,616 number
Change on year
up 4.3%
World rank
124th
of 204 countries
All-time high
63,616 number
in 2020
All-time low
16,854 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Kuwait, 1970–2020

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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

Annual values for School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number) in Kuwait, 1970 to 2020.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 121 Ireland 66,580 number compare
  2. 122 New Zealand 64,399 number compare
  3. 123 Norway 64,258 number compare
  4. 125 Finland 61,658 number compare
  5. 126 Mongolia 59,714 number compare
  6. 127 Gambia 58,103 number compare

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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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Indicator
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
249 places, 12,245 data points, 1970–2020
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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.