School age population, upper secondary education, male (number) in Kuwait
Kuwait: School age population, upper secondary education, male (number) was 73,575 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, upper secondary education, male in Kuwait, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, upper secondary education, male in Kuwait stood at 73,575 number.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, male in Kuwait peaked at 74,492 number in 1990 and was at its lowest, 23,053 number, in 1970.
That places Kuwait 127th 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, male (number) in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 23,053 number | — |
| 1971 | 24,526 number | +6.4% |
| 1972 | 28,271 number | +15.3% |
| 1973 | 31,306 number | +10.7% |
| 1974 | 33,638 number | +7.4% |
| 1975 | 35,835 number | +6.5% |
| 1976 | 38,293 number | +6.9% |
| 1977 | 41,876 number | +9.4% |
| 1978 | 44,653 number | +6.6% |
| 1979 | 46,704 number | +4.6% |
| 1980 | 48,322 number | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 49,884 number | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 53,731 number | +7.7% |
| 1983 | 56,400 number | +5.0% |
| 1984 | 58,121 number | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 59,815 number | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 62,101 number | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 67,025 number | +7.9% |
| 1988 | 71,104 number | +6.1% |
| 1989 | 73,620 number | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 74,492 number | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 74,438 number | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 71,840 number | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 66,069 number | -8.0% |
| 1994 | 58,715 number | -11.1% |
| 1995 | 52,357 number | -10.8% |
| 1996 | 48,717 number | -7.0% |
| 1997 | 55,885 number | +14.7% |
| 1998 | 62,587 number | +12.0% |
| 1999 | 67,468 number | +7.8% |
| 2000 | 69,419 number | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 68,480 number | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 68,773 number | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 66,568 number | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 63,609 number | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 45,733 number | -28.1% |
| 2006 | 45,283 number | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 50,523 number | +11.6% |
| 2008 | 54,588 number | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 56,799 number | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 57,735 number | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 58,408 number | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 59,981 number | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 62,501 number | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 65,301 number | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 67,688 number | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 69,199 number | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 69,427 number | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 69,793 number | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 70,905 number | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 73,575 number | +3.8% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 73,575 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 65,564 number, 1.1× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 73,575 number is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 209,074 number, 35% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, upper secondary education, male (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 | -28.1% | 63,609 number | 45,733 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 34,816 number | 23,053 number | 46,704 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 60,012 number | 48,322 number | 73,620 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 63,257 number | 48,717 number | 74,492 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 58,978 number | 45,283 number | 69,419 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 65,094 number | 57,735 number | 70,905 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 73,575 number | 73,575 number | 73,575 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, male in Kuwait?
- School age population, upper secondary education, male in Kuwait was 73,575 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 74,492 number in 1990.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 23,053 number in 1970.
- How does Kuwait rank for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
- Kuwait ranks 127th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.4%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.