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

Kuwait: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male was 18,051 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
18,051 number
Change on year
up 9.1%
World rank
49th
of 140 countries
All-time high
18,051 number
in 2019
All-time low
9,847 number
in 2015
Years of data
6
2014–2019

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

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k2014201620192014: 15.2k number2015: 9.8k number2016: 14.7k number2017: 16.0k number2018: 16.6k number2019: 18.1k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in Kuwait stood at 18,051 number. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.1% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.

Kuwait ranks 49th of 140 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male (number) in Kuwait, 2014 to 2019.
Year number Change
2014 15,191 number
2015 9,847 number -35.2%
2016 14,729 number +49.6%
2017 15,988 number +8.5%
2018 16,551 number +3.5%
2019 18,051 number +9.1%

Kuwait compared with similar countries

  • Kuwait's 18,051 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 5,993 number, 3.0× the median. (61 countries reporting)
  • Kuwait's 18,051 number is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 13,375 number, 1.3× the median. (19 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Kuwait

  1. 46 Zambia 19,240 number
  2. 47 Denmark 19,114 number compare
  3. 48 Cameroon 18,929 number compare
  4. 50 Sri Lanka 15,394 number compare
  5. 51 Syria 14,896 number
  6. 52 Myanmar 14,417 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in Kuwait?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in Kuwait was 18,051 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male recorded in Kuwait?
The highest recorded value was 18,051 number in 2019.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male recorded in Kuwait?
The lowest recorded value was 9,847 number in 2015.
How does Kuwait rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male?
Kuwait ranks 49th out of 140 countries with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male rising or falling in Kuwait?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. 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 Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 2,819 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

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