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

Latest (2020)
35,263 number
Change on year
up 5.3%
World rank
118th
of 204 countries
All-time high
35,263 number
in 2020
All-time low
8,731 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

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

10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k197019952020

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

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 115 Panama 38,021 number compare
  2. 116 Costa Rica 36,359 number compare
  3. 117 Oman 36,231 number compare
  4. 119 Denmark 35,201 number compare
  5. 120 Serbia 34,516 number compare
  6. 121 Lebanon 34,257 number compare

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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.

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Indicator
School age population, last grade of primary education, male (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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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.