Population of compulsory school age, male in Kuwait

Kuwait: Population of compulsory school age, male was 285,698 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
285,698 number
Change on year
up 6.3%
World rank
120th
of 186 countries
All-time high
285,698 number
in 2019
All-time low
145,409 number
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019

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

0100.0k200.0k300.0k1998200820191998: 145.4k number1999: 149.5k number2000: 154.8k number2001: 160.3k number2002: 164.2k number2003: 166.5k number2004: 168.4k number2005: 170.8k number2006: 173.8k number2007: 177.3k number2008: 179.9k number2009: 182.6k number2010: 186.3k number2011: 191.1k number2012: 197.7k number2013: 205.8k number2014: 215.3k number2015: 225.7k number2016: 236.1k number2017: 251.7k number2018: 268.8k number2019: 285.7k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population of compulsory school age, male in Kuwait is 285,698 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is up 6.3% on the previous year and up 56.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in Kuwait peaked at 285,698 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 145,409 number, in 1998.

Kuwait ranks 120th of 186 countries on this measure, 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 147,459 number 145,409 number 149,509 number 2
2000s 169,879 number 154,814 number 182,641 number 10
2010s 226,423 number 186,253 number 285,698 number 10

Countries ranked near Kuwait

  1. 117 Oman 305,723 number compare
  2. 118 United Arab Emirates 289,383 number compare
  3. 119 Slovakia 286,372 number compare
  4. 121 Serbia 278,304 number compare
  5. 122 Gambia 265,591 number compare
  6. 123 Hong Kong 264,348 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, male in Kuwait?
Population of compulsory school age, male in Kuwait was 285,698 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Kuwait?
The highest recorded value was 285,698 number in 2019.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Kuwait?
The lowest recorded value was 145,409 number in 1998.
How does Kuwait rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
Kuwait ranks 120th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in Kuwait?
Over the last ten years it is up 56.4%. 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 Population of compulsory school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, male (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 male children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.