Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in Kuwait

Kuwait: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female was 15,021 number in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
15,021 number
Change on year
up 11.4%
World rank
51st
of 140 countries
All-time high
15,433 number
in 2014
All-time low
12,782 number
in 2015
Years of data
6
2014–2019

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in Kuwait, 2014–2019

05.0k10.0k15.0k2014201620192014: 15.4k number2015: 12.8k number2016: 15.3k number2017: 14.5k number2018: 13.5k number2019: 15.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Kuwait recorded 15,021 number for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in 2019.

That represents a change of up 11.4% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.

Kuwait ranks 51st of 140 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in Kuwait, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number) in Kuwait, 2014 to 2019.
Year number Change
2014 15,433 number
2015 12,782 number -17.2%
2016 15,272 number +19.5%
2017 14,489 number -5.1%
2018 13,488 number -6.9%
2019 15,021 number +11.4%

Kuwait compared with similar countries

  • Kuwait's 15,021 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 5,165 number, 2.9× the median. (61 countries reporting)
  • Kuwait's 15,021 number is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 12,015 number, 1.3× the median. (19 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Kuwait

  1. 48 Denmark 16,458 number compare
  2. 49 Costa Rica 15,944 number compare
  3. 50 Zambia 15,646 number
  4. 52 Belgium 13,850 number compare
  5. 53 Myanmar 13,841 number compare
  6. 54 Netherlands 13,677 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Kuwait?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Kuwait was 15,021 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in Kuwait?
The highest recorded value was 15,433 number in 2014.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in Kuwait?
The lowest recorded value was 12,782 number in 2015.
How does Kuwait rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female?
Kuwait ranks 51st out of 140 countries with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female rising or falling in Kuwait?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Kuwait data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 2,834 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private short-cycle tertiary education programmes (ISCED 5).