School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Kuwait
Kuwait: School age population, last grade of primary education, male was 35,263 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Kuwait, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Kuwait stood at 35,263 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.3% on the previous year and up 67.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Kuwait peaked at 35,263 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8,731 number, in 1970.
That places Kuwait 118th out of 204 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.
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8,731 number | — |
| 1971 | 9,827 number | +12.6% |
| 1972 | 10,612 number | +8.0% |
| 1973 | 11,221 number | +5.7% |
| 1974 | 11,749 number | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 12,357 number | +5.2% |
| 1976 | 13,205 number | +6.9% |
| 1977 | 13,837 number | +4.8% |
| 1978 | 14,704 number | +6.3% |
| 1979 | 15,756 number | +7.2% |
| 1980 | 16,840 number | +6.9% |
| 1981 | 17,767 number | +5.5% |
| 1982 | 18,660 number | +5.0% |
| 1983 | 19,216 number | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 19,339 number | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 19,176 number | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 19,189 number | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 20,054 number | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 21,471 number | +7.1% |
| 1989 | 23,159 number | +7.9% |
| 1990 | 24,625 number | +6.3% |
| 1991 | 25,397 number | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 24,543 number | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 23,029 number | -6.2% |
| 1994 | 20,835 number | -9.5% |
| 1995 | 18,392 number | -11.7% |
| 1996 | 16,556 number | -10.0% |
| 1997 | 15,749 number | -4.9% |
| 1998 | 15,582 number | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 16,097 number | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 17,144 number | +6.5% |
| 2001 | 18,267 number | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 18,977 number | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 19,527 number | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 19,784 number | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 19,386 number | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 19,477 number | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 19,682 number | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 20,147 number | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 20,685 number | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 21,000 number | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 21,050 number | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 21,484 number | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 22,219 number | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 23,204 number | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 24,520 number | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 26,085 number | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 28,188 number | +8.1% |
| 2018 | 30,826 number | +9.4% |
| 2019 | 33,498 number | +8.7% |
| 2020 | 35,263 number | +5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12,200 number | 8,731 number | 15,756 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 19,487 number | 16,840 number | 23,159 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 20,080 number | 15,582 number | 25,397 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 19,308 number | 17,144 number | 20,685 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 25,207 number | 21,000 number | 33,498 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 35,263 number | 35,263 number | 35,263 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, male in Kuwait?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Kuwait was 35,263 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 35,263 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,731 number in 1970.
- How does Kuwait rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, male?
- Kuwait ranks 118th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.9%. 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 School age population, last grade of primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 51 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.