School age population, tertiary education, female in Kuwait
Kuwait: School age population, tertiary education, female was 98,289 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
98,289 number
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
139th
of 203 countries
All-time high
109,846 number
in 2011
All-time low
28,782 number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, tertiary education, female in Kuwait, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, tertiary education, female in Kuwait stood at 98,289 number.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Kuwait peaked at 109,846 number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 28,782 number, in 1970.
Kuwait ranks 139th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, female in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 28,782 number | — |
| 1971 | 30,420 number | +5.7% |
| 1972 | 31,743 number | +4.3% |
| 1973 | 33,839 number | +6.6% |
| 1974 | 36,558 number | +8.0% |
| 1975 | 39,358 number | +7.7% |
| 1976 | 41,749 number | +6.1% |
| 1977 | 43,702 number | +4.7% |
| 1978 | 45,714 number | +4.6% |
| 1979 | 47,956 number | +4.9% |
| 1980 | 50,358 number | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 52,797 number | +4.8% |
| 1982 | 57,730 number | +9.3% |
| 1983 | 62,686 number | +8.6% |
| 1984 | 67,086 number | +7.0% |
| 1985 | 70,526 number | +5.1% |
| 1986 | 72,431 number | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 76,159 number | +5.1% |
| 1988 | 80,653 number | +5.9% |
| 1989 | 85,178 number | +5.6% |
| 1990 | 88,141 number | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 88,500 number | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 86,560 number | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 81,415 number | -5.9% |
| 1994 | 74,186 number | -8.9% |
| 1995 | 66,518 number | -10.3% |
| 1996 | 59,080 number | -11.2% |
| 1997 | 58,636 number | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 60,369 number | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 63,778 number | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 67,676 number | +6.1% |
| 2001 | 71,413 number | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 77,812 number | +9.0% |
| 2003 | 82,141 number | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 84,352 number | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 85,172 number | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 84,935 number | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 91,885 number | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 98,412 number | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 104,143 number | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 108,244 number | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 109,846 number | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 105,448 number | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 100,693 number | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 96,695 number | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 94,060 number | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 93,895 number | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 96,643 number | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 98,412 number | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 98,289 number | -0.1% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 98,289 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 123,328 number, 80% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 98,289 number is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 405,169 number, 24% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 37,982 number | 28,782 number | 47,956 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 67,560 number | 50,358 number | 85,178 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 72,718 number | 58,636 number | 88,500 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 84,794 number | 67,676 number | 104,143 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 100,222 number | 93,895 number | 109,846 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More education data for Kuwait
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0608 units per person (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, female in Kuwait?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Kuwait was 98,289 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 109,846 number in 2011.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 28,782 number in 1970.
- How does Kuwait rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Kuwait ranks 139th out of 203 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. 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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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.