School age population, tertiary education, male (number) (School male) in Kuwait
Kuwait: School age population, tertiary education, male (number) (School male) was 114,964 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
114,964 number
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
135th
of 203 countries
All-time high
115,582 number
in 2018
All-time low
38,425 number
in 1972
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, tertiary education, male in Kuwait, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, male in Kuwait is 114,964 number, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, male in Kuwait peaked at 115,582 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 38,425 number, in 1972.
Kuwait ranks 135th 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, male (number) (School male) in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 38,645 number | — |
| 1971 | 39,071 number | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 38,425 number | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 39,043 number | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 40,972 number | +4.9% |
| 1975 | 43,760 number | +6.8% |
| 1976 | 46,907 number | +7.2% |
| 1977 | 52,805 number | +12.6% |
| 1978 | 58,365 number | +10.5% |
| 1979 | 63,214 number | +8.3% |
| 1980 | 66,516 number | +5.2% |
| 1981 | 67,577 number | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 70,736 number | +4.7% |
| 1983 | 71,932 number | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 72,221 number | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 72,487 number | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 73,396 number | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 82,227 number | +12.0% |
| 1988 | 89,501 number | +8.8% |
| 1989 | 94,204 number | +5.3% |
| 1990 | 95,272 number | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 92,503 number | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 91,761 number | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 84,873 number | -7.5% |
| 1994 | 74,638 number | -12.1% |
| 1995 | 64,088 number | -14.1% |
| 1996 | 54,899 number | -14.3% |
| 1997 | 59,863 number | +9.0% |
| 1998 | 68,222 number | +14.0% |
| 1999 | 77,790 number | +14.0% |
| 2000 | 86,416 number | +11.1% |
| 2001 | 92,202 number | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 102,509 number | +11.2% |
| 2003 | 107,284 number | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 107,576 number | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 104,754 number | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 99,680 number | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 105,661 number | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 109,164 number | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 111,280 number | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 112,348 number | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 112,957 number | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 112,440 number | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 111,798 number | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 110,745 number | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 110,084 number | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 110,777 number | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 114,233 number | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 115,582 number | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 114,964 number | -0.5% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 114,964 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 140,862 number, 82% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 114,964 number is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 433,691 number, 27% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 46,121 number | 38,425 number | 63,214 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 76,080 number | 66,516 number | 94,204 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 76,391 number | 54,899 number | 95,272 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 102,653 number | 86,416 number | 111,280 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 112,593 number | 110,084 number | 115,582 number | 10 |
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, tertiary education, male in Kuwait?
- School age population, tertiary education, male in Kuwait was 114,964 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 115,582 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 38,425 number in 1972.
- How does Kuwait rank for school age population, tertiary education, male?
- Kuwait ranks 135th out of 203 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, male rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. 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, tertiary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.