School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Kuwait

Kuwait: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 126,227 number in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
126,227 number
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
140th
of 206 countries
All-time high
126,227 number
in 2019
All-time low
46,496 number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Kuwait, 1970–2019

050.0k100.0k150.0k197019942019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Kuwait is 126,227 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.

That represents a change of up 48.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Kuwait peaked at 126,227 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 46,496 number, in 1970.

Kuwait ranks 140th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 63,127 number 46,496 number 79,406 number 10
1980s 91,706 number 81,742 number 112,395 number 10
1990s 84,022 number 67,605 number 113,672 number 10
2000s 84,062 number 76,514 number 86,512 number 10
2010s 111,814 number 87,660 number 126,227 number 10

Countries ranked near Kuwait

  1. 137 Namibia 129,171 number compare
  2. 138 Armenia 128,745 number compare
  3. 139 Ireland 128,075 number compare
  4. 141 New Zealand 122,124 number compare
  5. 142 Lithuania 118,202 number compare
  6. 143 Equatorial Guinea 104,256 number compare

See the full ranking of 251 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Kuwait?
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Kuwait was 126,227 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Kuwait?
The highest recorded value was 126,227 number in 2019.
What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Kuwait?
The lowest recorded value was 46,496 number in 1970.
How does Kuwait rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
Kuwait ranks 140th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Kuwait?
Over the last ten years it is up 48.4%. 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, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,152 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.