School age population, primary education, both sexes in Kuwait
Kuwait: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 319,602 number in 2020. β² Rising
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Kuwait, 1970β2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Kuwait stood at 319,602 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 52.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Kuwait peaked at 319,602 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 75,783 number, in 1970.
That places Kuwait 128th out of 206 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 106,345 number | 75,783 number | 136,954 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 164,177 number | 143,817 number | 199,440 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 163,857 number | 131,395 number | 209,320 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 175,310 number | 142,126 number | 207,480 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 254,587 number | 209,051 number | 313,976 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 319,602 number | 319,602 number | 319,602 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
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)
- School enrollment, primary 82.4% (2021)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0075 units per person (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, both sexes in Kuwait?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Kuwait was 319,602 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 319,602 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 75,783 number in 1970.
- How does Kuwait rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Kuwait ranks 128th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.9%. 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, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.