School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Kuwait
Kuwait: School age population, last grade of primary education, female was 31,831 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
31,831
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
126th
of 222 countries
All-time high
31,831
in 2025
All-time low
9,314
in 1970
Years of data
49
1970–2025
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Kuwait, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 31,831 for school age population, last grade of primary education, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 39.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Kuwait peaked at 31,831 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 9,314, in 1970.
Kuwait ranks 126th of 222 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 9,314 | — |
| 1971 | 10,163 | +9.1% |
| 1972 | 10,957 | +7.8% |
| 1973 | 11,750 | +7.2% |
| 1974 | 12,492 | +6.3% |
| 1975 | 13,222 | +5.8% |
| 1976 | 13,690 | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 14,335 | +4.7% |
| 1978 | 15,044 | +4.9% |
| 1979 | 15,867 | +5.5% |
| 1980 | 16,448 | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 17,352 | +5.5% |
| 1982 | 18,055 | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 18,718 | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 19,388 | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 20,359 | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 21,338 | +4.8% |
| 1987 | 22,776 | +6.7% |
| 1988 | 24,264 | +6.5% |
| 1989 | 25,656 | +5.7% |
| 1990 | 27,039 | +5.4% |
| 1991 | 13,140 | -51.4% |
| 1992 | 19,037 | +44.9% |
| 1993 | 20,065 | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 18,181 | -9.4% |
| 1995 | 17,672 | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 18,626 | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 19,200 | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 19,278 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 19,011 | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 18,550 | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 18,037 | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 17,574 | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 17,299 | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 17,267 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 16,889 | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 17,470 | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 18,181 | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 18,728 | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 19,115 | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 19,430 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 19,839 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 20,833 | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 21,484 | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 22,229 | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 22,826 | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 29,620 | +29.8% |
| 2023 | 31,707 | +7.0% |
| 2025 | 31,831 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12,683 | 9,314 | 15,867 | 10 |
| 1980s | 20,435 | 16,448 | 25,656 | 10 |
| 1990s | 19,125 | 13,140 | 27,039 | 10 |
| 2000s | 17,911 | 16,889 | 19,115 | 10 |
| 2010s | 21,107 | 19,430 | 22,826 | 6 |
| 2020s | 31,053 | 29,620 | 31,831 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More education data for Kuwait
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 265,113 (2021)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -4.44 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0608 units per person (2021)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 130,982 (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Kuwait?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Kuwait was 31,831 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 31,831 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,314 in 1970.
- How does Kuwait rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
- Kuwait ranks 126th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.5%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release