Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male in Kuwait

Kuwait: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male was 42,779 number in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
42,779 number
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
118th
of 187 countries
All-time high
42,779 number
in 2019
All-time low
1,386 number
in 1971
Years of data
36
1971–2019

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male in Kuwait, 1971–2019

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k1971199520191971: 1.4k number1972: 1.8k number1973: 2.0k number1974: 2.2k number1975: 2.3k number1976: 3.5k number1977: 4.5k number1978: 5.8k number1979: 5.0k number1980: 5.3k number1981: 5.8k number1982: 7.2k number1983: 7.9k number1984: 8.8k number1985: 10.3k number1986: 10.9k number1987: 11.1k number1988: 11.6k number1989: 11.3k number1990: 8.0k number1992: 7.4k number1993: 7.8k number1994: 10.0k number1995: 10.5k number1996: 11.0k number1997: 11.3k number1999: 12.7k number2001: 12.8k number2002: 13.6k number2003: 13.2k number2014: 39.2k number2015: 40.6k number2016: 40.7k number2017: 41.9k number2018: 41.4k number2019: 42.8k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male in Kuwait stood at 42,779 number. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male in Kuwait peaked at 42,779 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1,386 number, in 1971.

That places Kuwait 118th out of 187 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 3,158 number 1,386 number 5,753 number 9
1980s 9,020 number 5,344 number 11,551 number 10
1990s 9,834 number 7,437 number 12,728 number 8
2000s 13,181 number 12,777 number 13,568 number 3
2010s 41,095 number 39,196 number 42,779 number 6

Countries ranked near Kuwait

  1. 115 Laos 48,361 number compare
  2. 116 Nicaragua 48,014 number compare
  3. 117 Uruguay 43,162 number compare
  4. 119 Armenia 41,944 number compare
  5. 120 Rwanda 38,955 number compare
  6. 121 Bosnia and Herzegovina 37,007 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male in Kuwait?
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male in Kuwait was 42,779 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male recorded in Kuwait?
The highest recorded value was 42,779 number in 2019.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male recorded in Kuwait?
The lowest recorded value was 1,386 number in 1971.
How does Kuwait rank for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male?
Kuwait ranks 118th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male rising or falling in Kuwait?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Kuwait data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 7,125 data points, 1970–2020
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The total number of male students enrolled at public and private tertiary education institutions.