Population of compulsory school age, male (number) (Population male) in Kuwait
Kuwait: Population of compulsory school age, male (number) (Population male) was 285,698 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, male in Kuwait, 1998–2019
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.
Population of compulsory school age, male (number) (Population male) in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 145,409 number | — |
| 1999 | 149,509 number | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 154,814 number | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 160,327 number | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 164,172 number | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 166,501 number | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 168,449 number | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 170,813 number | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 173,834 number | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 177,322 number | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 179,918 number | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 182,641 number | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 186,253 number | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 191,137 number | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 197,672 number | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 205,819 number | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 215,339 number | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 225,741 number | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 236,114 number | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 251,711 number | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 268,750 number | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 285,698 number | +6.3% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 285,698 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 289,383 number, 99% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 285,698 number is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.15 million number, 25% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for Kuwait
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.092 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2888 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.385 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.385 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3086 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1086 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0052 (2050)
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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Population of male children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.