School age population, primary education, female in Kuwait
Kuwait: School age population, primary education, female was 145,979 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, female in Kuwait, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 145,979 number for school age population, primary education, female in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 41.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Kuwait peaked at 145,979 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 36,452 number, in 1970.
That places Kuwait 130th 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 | 52,724 number | 36,452 number | 67,762 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 81,722 number | 70,431 number | 99,967 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 81,781 number | 68,272 number | 103,346 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 84,180 number | 68,739 number | 102,836 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 121,829 number | 103,148 number | 144,203 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 145,979 number | 145,979 number | 145,979 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More education data for Kuwait
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 78.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.0% (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 145,979 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 145,979 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 36,452 number in 1970.
- How does Kuwait rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Kuwait ranks 130th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.5%. 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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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.