School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Kuwait
Kuwait: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both was 105,995 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Kuwait, 1999–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 105,995 for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.0% on the previous year and up 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Kuwait peaked at 105,995 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 65,041, in 2005.
That places Kuwait 94th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 67,107 | — |
| 2000 | 69,446 | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 70,542 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 70,631 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 69,737 | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 67,875 | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 65,041 | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 70,092 | +7.8% |
| 2007 | 76,174 | +8.7% |
| 2008 | 79,139 | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 79,448 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 74,838 | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 69,538 | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 76,836 | +10.5% |
| 2013 | 78,472 | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 79,516 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 81,383 | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 83,124 | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 86,550 | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 89,563 | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 93,809 | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 96,789 | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 96,476 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 87,987 | -8.8% |
| 2023 | 93,806 | +6.6% |
| 2025 | 105,995 | +13.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67,107 | 67,107 | 67,107 | 1 |
| 2000s | 71,812 | 65,041 | 79,448 | 10 |
| 2010s | 81,363 | 69,538 | 93,809 | 10 |
| 2020s | 96,211 | 87,987 | 105,995 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More education data for Kuwait
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Kuwait?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Kuwait was 105,995 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 105,995 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 65,041 in 2005.
- How does Kuwait rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both?
- Kuwait ranks 94th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.2%. 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, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 26 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release