School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Kuwait
Kuwait: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 227,778 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Kuwait, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Kuwait is 227,778 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.7% on the previous year and up 44.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Kuwait peaked at 227,778 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 55,690 number, in 1970.
Kuwait ranks 121st of 205 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, lower secondary education, both sexes in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 55,690 number | — |
| 1971 | 62,576 number | +12.4% |
| 1972 | 69,400 number | +10.9% |
| 1973 | 75,157 number | +8.3% |
| 1974 | 80,224 number | +6.7% |
| 1975 | 85,159 number | +6.2% |
| 1976 | 90,597 number | +6.4% |
| 1977 | 96,121 number | +6.1% |
| 1978 | 102,309 number | +6.4% |
| 1979 | 109,095 number | +6.6% |
| 1980 | 115,881 number | +6.2% |
| 1981 | 122,315 number | +5.6% |
| 1982 | 127,870 number | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 132,042 number | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 135,633 number | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 139,243 number | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 143,062 number | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 149,641 number | +4.6% |
| 1988 | 157,929 number | +5.5% |
| 1989 | 167,005 number | +5.7% |
| 1990 | 174,491 number | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 178,676 number | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 170,877 number | -4.4% |
| 1993 | 158,300 number | -7.4% |
| 1994 | 144,290 number | -8.9% |
| 1995 | 132,142 number | -8.4% |
| 1996 | 123,589 number | -6.5% |
| 1997 | 124,156 number | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 126,634 number | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 130,151 number | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 132,999 number | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 134,299 number | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 134,156 number | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 133,561 number | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 133,855 number | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 131,103 number | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 134,770 number | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 140,822 number | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 146,018 number | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 151,727 number | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 158,019 number | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 163,545 number | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 167,962 number | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 171,597 number | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 174,528 number | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 177,473 number | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 181,574 number | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 187,951 number | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 197,808 number | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 211,522 number | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 227,778 number | +7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 82,633 number | 55,690 number | 109,095 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 139,062 number | 115,881 number | 167,005 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 146,331 number | 123,589 number | 178,676 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 137,331 number | 131,103 number | 151,727 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 179,198 number | 158,019 number | 211,522 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 227,778 number | 227,778 number | 227,778 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 118 New Zealand 257,308 number compare
- 119 Switzerland 245,606 number compare
- 120 Bosnia and Herzegovina 229,082 number compare
- 122 Panama 219,802 number compare
- 123 Costa Rica 213,088 number compare
- 124 Mongolia 206,168 number compare
More education data for Kuwait
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 32,782 (2021)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 78.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 82.36 (2021)
- School enrollment, primary 82.4% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Kuwait?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Kuwait was 227,778 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 227,778 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 55,690 number in 1970.
- How does Kuwait rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Kuwait ranks 121st out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.1%. 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, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.