School age population, tertiary education, female in Kuwait
Kuwait: School age population, tertiary education, female was 122,605 in 2025. β² Rising
School age population, tertiary education, female in Kuwait, 1970β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, female in Kuwait is 122,605, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 11.1% on the previous year and up 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Kuwait peaked at 122,605 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 29,961, in 1970.
That places Kuwait 130th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 43,296 | 29,961 | 58,702 | 10 |
| 1980s | 73,128 | 61,417 | 81,069 | 10 |
| 1990s | 65,020 | 42,829 | 83,859 | 10 |
| 2000s | 89,159 | 77,193 | 110,321 | 10 |
| 2010s | 97,797 | 89,471 | 108,644 | 10 |
| 2020s | 110,505 | 103,610 | 122,605 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
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, tertiary education, female in Kuwait?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Kuwait was 122,605 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 122,605 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 29,961 in 1970.
- How does Kuwait rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Kuwait ranks 130th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.0%. 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, tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release