School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Kuwait
Kuwait: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 29,277 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
29,277
Change on year
down 5.0%
World rank
129th
of 222 countries
All-time high
36,918
in 2019
All-time low
13,275
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2025
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Kuwait, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 29,277 for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in 2025.
That represents a change of down 5.0% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Kuwait peaked at 36,918 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 13,275, in 1970.
Kuwait ranks 129th of 222 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 13,275 | — |
| 1971 | 14,321 | +7.9% |
| 1972 | 14,914 | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 15,745 | +5.6% |
| 1974 | 16,647 | +5.7% |
| 1975 | 17,664 | +6.1% |
| 1976 | 18,546 | +5.0% |
| 1977 | 19,352 | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 20,173 | +4.2% |
| 1979 | 20,952 | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 21,745 | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 22,668 | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 23,575 | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 24,251 | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 24,927 | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 25,678 | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 26,409 | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 27,386 | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 28,624 | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 29,566 | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 30,165 | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 13,562 | -55.0% |
| 1992 | 19,115 | +40.9% |
| 1993 | 19,081 | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 19,965 | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 21,592 | +8.1% |
| 1996 | 21,829 | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 21,235 | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 20,593 | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 20,102 | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 19,890 | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 19,956 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 20,094 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 20,135 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 20,101 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 19,969 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 20,097 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 20,408 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 20,855 | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 21,680 | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 22,911 | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 24,683 | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 26,327 | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 28,170 | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 30,029 | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 31,524 | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 33,385 | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 34,764 | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 35,645 | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 36,918 | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 36,688 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 32,481 | -11.5% |
| 2022 | 29,066 | -10.5% |
| 2023 | 30,815 | +6.0% |
| 2025 | 29,277 | -5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17,159 | 13,275 | 20,952 | 10 |
| 1980s | 25,483 | 21,745 | 29,566 | 10 |
| 1990s | 20,724 | 13,562 | 30,165 | 10 |
| 2000s | 20,318 | 19,890 | 21,680 | 10 |
| 2010s | 30,436 | 22,911 | 36,918 | 10 |
| 2020s | 31,665 | 29,066 | 36,688 | 5 |
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More education data for Kuwait
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Kuwait?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Kuwait was 29,277 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 36,918 in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,275 in 1970.
- How does Kuwait rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- Kuwait ranks 129th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. 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, one year before the official primary entry age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release