Population of compulsory school age, female in Kuwait

Kuwait: Population of compulsory school age, female was 239,800 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
239,800 number
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
122nd
of 186 countries
All-time high
239,800 number
in 2019
All-time low
144,582 number
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Population of compulsory school age, female in Kuwait, 1998–2019

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k1998200820191998: 144.6k number1999: 149.7k number2000: 153.1k number2001: 154.0k number2002: 152.8k number2003: 151.1k number2004: 150.9k number2005: 153.7k number2006: 159.7k number2007: 165.7k number2008: 171.4k number2009: 176.6k number2010: 180.8k number2011: 184.2k number2012: 189.6k number2013: 195.9k number2014: 202.6k number2015: 209.2k number2016: 215.3k number2017: 224.0k number2018: 232.2k number2019: 239.8k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Kuwait recorded 239,800 number for population of compulsory school age, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 35.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in Kuwait peaked at 239,800 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 144,582 number, in 1998.

That places Kuwait 122nd out of 186 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 147,148 number 144,582 number 149,713 number 2
2000s 158,891 number 150,880 number 176,566 number 10
2010s 207,361 number 180,817 number 239,800 number 10

Countries ranked near Kuwait

  1. 119 Slovakia 273,122 number compare
  2. 120 Serbia 262,202 number compare
  3. 121 Gambia 261,483 number compare
  4. 123 Hong Kong 234,874 number compare
  5. 124 Gabon 226,304 number compare
  6. 125 Georgia 222,866 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, female in Kuwait?
Population of compulsory school age, female in Kuwait was 239,800 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Kuwait?
The highest recorded value was 239,800 number in 2019.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Kuwait?
The lowest recorded value was 144,582 number in 1998.
How does Kuwait rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
Kuwait ranks 122nd out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in Kuwait?
Over the last ten years it is up 35.8%. 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 Population of compulsory school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
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Population of female children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.