School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Kuwait
Kuwait: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 361,688 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Kuwait, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Kuwait stood at 361,688 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Kuwait peaked at 361,688 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 99,318 number, in 1970.
That places Kuwait 124th out of 205 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, secondary education, both sexes in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 99,318 number | — |
| 1971 | 109,697 number | +10.5% |
| 1972 | 123,932 number | +13.0% |
| 1973 | 135,834 number | +9.6% |
| 1974 | 145,697 number | +7.3% |
| 1975 | 154,902 number | +6.3% |
| 1976 | 164,708 number | +6.3% |
| 1977 | 176,475 number | +7.1% |
| 1978 | 187,951 number | +6.5% |
| 1979 | 199,280 number | +6.0% |
| 1980 | 210,376 number | +5.6% |
| 1981 | 221,354 number | +5.2% |
| 1982 | 234,586 number | +6.0% |
| 1983 | 243,734 number | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 250,184 number | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 256,242 number | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 263,376 number | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 280,023 number | +6.3% |
| 1988 | 297,445 number | +6.2% |
| 1989 | 313,188 number | +5.3% |
| 1990 | 324,100 number | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 328,829 number | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 315,567 number | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 290,829 number | -7.8% |
| 1994 | 261,319 number | -10.1% |
| 1995 | 235,175 number | -10.0% |
| 1996 | 217,039 number | -7.7% |
| 1997 | 227,738 number | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 241,296 number | +6.0% |
| 1999 | 254,516 number | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 263,478 number | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 266,550 number | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 268,603 number | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 265,451 number | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 260,945 number | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 223,019 number | -14.5% |
| 2006 | 225,172 number | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 240,049 number | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 251,770 number | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 261,063 number | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 269,285 number | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 276,991 number | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 284,323 number | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 293,038 number | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 301,497 number | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 308,754 number | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 314,597 number | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 320,249 number | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 328,863 number | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 342,532 number | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 361,688 number | +5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 149,779 number | 99,318 number | 199,280 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 257,051 number | 210,376 number | 313,188 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 269,641 number | 217,039 number | 328,829 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 252,610 number | 223,019 number | 268,603 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 304,013 number | 269,285 number | 342,532 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 361,688 number | 361,688 number | 361,688 number | 1 |
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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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 82.36 (2021)
- School enrollment, primary 82.4% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Kuwait?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Kuwait was 361,688 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 361,688 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 99,318 number in 1970.
- How does Kuwait rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Kuwait ranks 124th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.3%. 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, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.