School age population, tertiary education, male in Kuwait
Kuwait: School age population, tertiary education, male was 125,809 in 2025. β² Rising
School age population, tertiary education, male in Kuwait, 1970β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, tertiary education, male in Kuwait stood at 125,809.
The figure is up 15.4% on the previous year and up 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, male in Kuwait peaked at 131,781 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 43,716, in 1970.
That places Kuwait 131st out of 215 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 | 58,622 | 43,716 | 81,844 | 10 |
| 1980s | 90,060 | 86,329 | 93,444 | 10 |
| 1990s | 74,238 | 46,943 | 98,801 | 10 |
| 2000s | 107,272 | 96,213 | 115,781 | 10 |
| 2010s | 109,528 | 98,433 | 129,528 | 10 |
| 2020s | 119,621 | 104,791 | 131,781 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
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)
- School enrollment, primary 82.4% (2021)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0075 units per person (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, male in Kuwait?
- School age population, tertiary education, male in Kuwait was 125,809 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 131,781 in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 43,716 in 1970.
- How does Kuwait rank for school age population, tertiary education, male?
- Kuwait ranks 131st out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, male rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.9%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release