School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in Kuwait
Kuwait: School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) was 60,335 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Kuwait, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, upper secondary education, female in Kuwait is 60,335 number, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Kuwait peaked at 75,715 number in 1991 and was at its lowest, 20,575 number, in 1970.
That places Kuwait 133rd 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, upper secondary education, female (number) in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 20,575 number | — |
| 1971 | 22,595 number | +9.8% |
| 1972 | 26,261 number | +16.2% |
| 1973 | 29,371 number | +11.8% |
| 1974 | 31,835 number | +8.4% |
| 1975 | 33,908 number | +6.5% |
| 1976 | 35,818 number | +5.6% |
| 1977 | 38,478 number | +7.4% |
| 1978 | 40,989 number | +6.5% |
| 1979 | 43,481 number | +6.1% |
| 1980 | 46,173 number | +6.2% |
| 1981 | 49,155 number | +6.5% |
| 1982 | 52,985 number | +7.8% |
| 1983 | 55,292 number | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 56,430 number | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 57,184 number | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 58,213 number | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 63,357 number | +8.8% |
| 1988 | 68,412 number | +8.0% |
| 1989 | 72,563 number | +6.1% |
| 1990 | 75,117 number | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 75,715 number | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 72,850 number | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 66,460 number | -8.8% |
| 1994 | 58,314 number | -12.3% |
| 1995 | 50,676 number | -13.1% |
| 1996 | 44,733 number | -11.7% |
| 1997 | 47,697 number | +6.6% |
| 1998 | 52,075 number | +9.2% |
| 1999 | 56,897 number | +9.3% |
| 2000 | 61,060 number | +7.3% |
| 2001 | 63,771 number | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 65,674 number | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 65,322 number | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 63,481 number | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 46,183 number | -27.2% |
| 2006 | 45,119 number | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 48,704 number | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 51,164 number | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 52,537 number | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 53,531 number | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 55,038 number | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 56,380 number | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 58,940 number | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 61,668 number | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 63,593 number | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 63,824 number | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 62,871 number | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 61,262 number | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 60,105 number | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 60,335 number | +0.4% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 60,335 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 60,335 number, 1.0× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 60,335 number is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 205,274 number, 29% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in Kuwait changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -27.2% | 63,481 number | 46,183 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32,331 number | 20,575 number | 43,481 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 57,976 number | 46,173 number | 72,563 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 60,053 number | 44,733 number | 75,715 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 56,302 number | 45,119 number | 65,674 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 59,721 number | 53,531 number | 63,824 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 60,335 number | 60,335 number | 60,335 number | 1 |
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, upper secondary education, female in Kuwait?
- School age population, upper secondary education, female in Kuwait was 60,335 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 75,715 number in 1991.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 20,575 number in 1970.
- How does Kuwait rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- Kuwait ranks 133rd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. 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, upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.