School age population, primary education, female in Kuwait
Kuwait: School age population, primary education, female was 154,650 in 2025. β² Rising
School age population, primary education, female in Kuwait, 1970β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, female in Kuwait is 154,650, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Kuwait peaked at 156,260 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 41,407, in 1970.
Kuwait ranks 131st of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 54,785 | 41,407 | 67,696 | 10 |
| 1980s | 87,132 | 71,055 | 106,458 | 10 |
| 1990s | 78,788 | 54,212 | 111,343 | 10 |
| 2000s | 82,872 | 71,624 | 97,542 | 10 |
| 2010s | 112,349 | 100,402 | 122,639 | 6 |
| 2020s | 153,381 | 149,234 | 156,260 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 128 Austria 176,344 compare
- 129 Guinea-Bissau 167,178 compare
- 130 Georgia 166,299 compare
- 132 Gabon 154,043 compare
- 133 Hong Kong (China) 150,400 compare
- 134 Equatorial Guinea 135,778 compare
More education data for Kuwait
- 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 32,782 (2021)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.51 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 88.7% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, female in Kuwait?
- School age population, primary education, female in Kuwait was 154,650 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 156,260 in 2023.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 41,407 in 1970.
- How does Kuwait rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Kuwait ranks 131st out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.1%. 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, primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release