School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) in Kuwait
Kuwait: School age population, primary education, female (number) (age 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.
School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 36,452 number | — |
| 1971 | 40,723 number | +11.7% |
| 1972 | 44,354 number | +8.9% |
| 1973 | 47,759 number | +7.7% |
| 1974 | 51,093 number | +7.0% |
| 1975 | 54,501 number | +6.7% |
| 1976 | 58,115 number | +6.6% |
| 1977 | 61,647 number | +6.1% |
| 1978 | 64,838 number | +5.2% |
| 1979 | 67,762 number | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 70,431 number | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 72,782 number | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 74,208 number | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 75,633 number | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 77,369 number | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 79,918 number | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 83,686 number | +4.7% |
| 1987 | 88,729 number | +6.0% |
| 1988 | 94,500 number | +6.5% |
| 1989 | 99,967 number | +5.8% |
| 1990 | 103,346 number | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 103,186 number | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 97,053 number | -5.9% |
| 1993 | 88,268 number | -9.1% |
| 1994 | 79,094 number | -10.4% |
| 1995 | 72,123 number | -8.8% |
| 1996 | 69,140 number | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 68,272 number | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 68,479 number | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 68,852 number | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 68,777 number | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 68,739 number | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 68,968 number | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 69,976 number | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 72,139 number | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 91,956 number | +27.5% |
| 2006 | 97,025 number | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 99,667 number | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 101,713 number | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 102,836 number | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 103,148 number | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 103,656 number | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 107,002 number | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 111,790 number | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 117,771 number | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 124,140 number | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 129,493 number | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 136,058 number | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 141,027 number | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 144,203 number | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 145,979 number | +1.2% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 145,979 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 111,289 number, 1.3× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 145,979 number is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 540,975 number, 27% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) 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 | +27.5% | 72,139 number | 91,956 number |
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
- 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, 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.