School age population, primary education, both sexes (number) in Kuwait
Kuwait: School age population, primary education, both sexes (number) was 319,602 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Kuwait, 1970–2020
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.
School age population, primary education, both sexes (number) in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 75,783 number | — |
| 1971 | 84,491 number | +11.5% |
| 1972 | 90,999 number | +7.7% |
| 1973 | 96,644 number | +6.2% |
| 1974 | 102,110 number | +5.7% |
| 1975 | 108,327 number | +6.1% |
| 1976 | 116,116 number | +7.2% |
| 1977 | 122,475 number | +5.5% |
| 1978 | 129,550 number | +5.8% |
| 1979 | 136,954 number | +5.7% |
| 1980 | 143,817 number | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 149,270 number | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 153,388 number | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 155,593 number | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 156,842 number | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 159,037 number | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 163,956 number | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 173,864 number | +6.0% |
| 1988 | 186,562 number | +7.3% |
| 1989 | 199,440 number | +6.9% |
| 1990 | 208,231 number | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 209,320 number | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 198,484 number | -5.2% |
| 1993 | 181,079 number | -8.8% |
| 1994 | 161,182 number | -11.0% |
| 1995 | 144,404 number | -10.4% |
| 1996 | 134,810 number | -6.6% |
| 1997 | 131,395 number | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 132,689 number | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 136,974 number | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 142,126 number | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 147,183 number | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 150,011 number | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 152,199 number | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 154,422 number | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 193,388 number | +25.2% |
| 2006 | 198,772 number | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 202,221 number | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 205,303 number | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 207,480 number | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 209,051 number | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 211,776 number | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 219,350 number | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 230,114 number | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 243,382 number | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 257,516 number | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 269,849 number | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 287,739 number | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 303,113 number | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 313,976 number | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 319,602 number | +1.8% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 319,602 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 227,912 number, 1.4× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 319,602 number is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.12 million number, 29% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, primary education, both sexes (number) in Kuwait changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +25.2% | 154,422 number | 193,388 number |
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
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 86.7 (2021)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 80.57 (2021)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 47,443 (2021)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 11 (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 30,349 (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 29,489 (2021)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 302,047 (2015)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 265,113 (2021)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -4.44 % change on previous year (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.