Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Kuwait

Kuwait: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general was 27,489 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
27,489 number
Change on year
up 4.9%
World rank
129th
of 205 countries
All-time high
27,489 number
in 2020
All-time low
7,521 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Kuwait, 1970–2020

10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Kuwait stood at 27,489 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

The figure is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 34.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Kuwait peaked at 27,489 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7,521 number, in 1970.

Kuwait ranks 129th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Kuwait, year by year

Annual values for Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, female (number) in Kuwait, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 7,521 number
1971 8,432 number +12.1%
1972 9,308 number +10.4%
1973 10,077 number +8.3%
1974 10,780 number +7.0%
1975 11,496 number +6.6%
1976 12,275 number +6.8%
1977 13,171 number +7.3%
1978 14,026 number +6.5%
1979 14,859 number +5.9%
1980 15,654 number +5.4%
1981 16,388 number +4.7%
1982 16,788 number +2.4%
1983 17,136 number +2.1%
1984 17,497 number +2.1%
1985 17,951 number +2.6%
1986 18,576 number +3.5%
1987 19,781 number +6.5%
1988 21,051 number +6.4%
1989 22,238 number +5.6%
1990 23,173 number +4.2%
1991 23,646 number +2.0%
1992 22,509 number -4.8%
1993 20,564 number -8.6%
1994 18,370 number -10.7%
1995 16,551 number -9.9%
1996 15,507 number -6.3%
1997 15,833 number +2.1%
1998 16,505 number +4.2%
1999 17,209 number +4.3%
2000 17,439 number +1.3%
2001 17,057 number -2.2%
2002 16,613 number -2.6%
2003 16,211 number -2.4%
2004 16,059 number -0.9%
2005 15,771 number -1.8%
2006 16,523 number +4.8%
2007 17,588 number +6.4%
2008 18,577 number +5.6%
2009 19,603 number +5.5%
2010 20,417 number +4.2%
2011 20,596 number +0.9%
2012 20,619 number +0.1%
2013 20,884 number +1.3%
2014 21,171 number +1.4%
2015 21,558 number +1.8%
2016 22,345 number +3.7%
2017 23,671 number +5.9%
2018 24,905 number +5.2%
2019 26,214 number +5.3%
2020 27,489 number +4.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 11,194 number 7,521 number 14,859 number 10
1980s 18,306 number 15,654 number 22,238 number 10
1990s 18,987 number 15,507 number 23,646 number 10
2000s 17,144 number 15,771 number 19,603 number 10
2010s 22,238 number 20,417 number 26,214 number 10
2020s 27,489 number 27,489 number 27,489 number 1

Countries ranked near Kuwait

  1. 126 Slovakia 28,044 number compare
  2. 127 Gambia 27,939 number compare
  3. 128 Mongolia 27,772 number compare
  4. 130 Namibia 26,511 number compare
  5. 131 Hong Kong, China 26,464 number compare
  6. 132 Botswana 23,914 number compare

See the full ranking of 205 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Kuwait?
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Kuwait was 27,489 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Kuwait?
The highest recorded value was 27,489 number in 2020.
What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Kuwait?
The lowest recorded value was 7,521 number in 1970.
How does Kuwait rank for population of the official entrance age to secondary general?
Kuwait ranks 129th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is population of the official entrance age to secondary general rising or falling in Kuwait?
Over the last ten years it is up 34.6%. 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 the official entrance age to secondary general education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
205 places, 10,014 data points, 1970–2020
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary general education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.