School age population, lower secondary education, male in Kuwait

Kuwait: School age population, lower secondary education, male was 126,822 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
126,822 number
Change on year
up 9.4%
World rank
119th
of 205 countries
All-time high
126,822 number
in 2020
All-time low
28,800 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, lower secondary education, male in Kuwait, 1970–2020

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, school age population, lower secondary education, male in Kuwait stood at 126,822 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

That represents a change of up 9.4% on the previous year and up 57.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in Kuwait peaked at 126,822 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 28,800 number, in 1970.

That places Kuwait 119th out of 205 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, lower secondary education, male in Kuwait, year by year

Annual values for School age population, lower secondary education, male (number) in Kuwait, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 28,800 number
1971 32,400 number +12.5%
1972 35,780 number +10.4%
1973 38,495 number +7.6%
1974 40,840 number +6.1%
1975 43,237 number +5.9%
1976 46,086 number +6.6%
1977 48,286 number +4.8%
1978 51,149 number +5.9%
1979 54,579 number +6.7%
1980 58,055 number +6.4%
1981 61,303 number +5.6%
1982 65,042 number +6.1%
1983 67,791 number +4.2%
1984 69,986 number +3.2%
1985 71,950 number +2.8%
1986 73,603 number +2.3%
1987 75,463 number +2.5%
1988 78,727 number +4.3%
1989 83,212 number +5.7%
1990 87,589 number +5.3%
1991 90,635 number +3.5%
1992 86,974 number -4.0%
1993 81,327 number -6.5%
1994 75,436 number -7.2%
1995 70,550 number -6.5%
1996 66,852 number -5.2%
1997 65,279 number -2.4%
1998 64,450 number -1.3%
1999 64,349 number -0.2%
2000 64,663 number +0.5%
2001 65,514 number +1.3%
2002 67,116 number +2.4%
2003 68,819 number +2.5%
2004 70,776 number +2.8%
2005 69,381 number -2.0%
2006 72,087 number +3.9%
2007 74,768 number +3.7%
2008 76,328 number +2.1%
2009 77,997 number +2.2%
2010 80,350 number +3.0%
2011 83,017 number +3.3%
2012 85,324 number +2.8%
2013 87,495 number +2.5%
2014 89,728 number +2.6%
2015 92,365 number +2.9%
2016 95,758 number +3.7%
2017 100,030 number +4.5%
2018 106,664 number +6.6%
2019 115,925 number +8.7%
2020 126,822 number +9.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 41,965 number 28,800 number 54,579 number 10
1980s 70,513 number 58,055 number 83,212 number 10
1990s 75,344 number 64,349 number 90,635 number 10
2000s 70,745 number 64,663 number 77,997 number 10
2010s 93,666 number 80,350 number 115,925 number 10
2020s 126,822 number 126,822 number 126,822 number 1

Countries ranked near Kuwait

  1. 116 Belgium 135,788 number compare
  2. 117 New Zealand 132,235 number compare
  3. 118 Lebanon 131,132 number compare
  4. 120 Switzerland 125,579 number compare
  5. 121 Bosnia and Herzegovina 117,575 number compare
  6. 122 Panama 112,178 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, lower secondary education, male in Kuwait?
School age population, lower secondary education, male in Kuwait was 126,822 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Kuwait?
The highest recorded value was 126,822 number in 2020.
What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Kuwait?
The lowest recorded value was 28,800 number in 1970.
How does Kuwait rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
Kuwait ranks 119th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Kuwait?
Over the last ten years it is up 57.8%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, lower secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.