Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Kuwait

Kuwait: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general was 34,708 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
34,708 number
Change on year
up 8.5%
World rank
119th
of 205 countries
All-time high
34,708 number
in 2020
All-time low
8,052 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

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

10.0k20.0k30.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Kuwait is 34,708 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

That represents a change of up 8.5% on the previous year and up 66.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Kuwait peaked at 34,708 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8,052 number, in 1970.

That places Kuwait 119th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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, male (number) in Kuwait, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 8,052 number
1971 9,091 number +12.9%
1972 9,912 number +9.0%
1973 10,555 number +6.5%
1974 11,107 number +5.2%
1975 11,701 number +5.3%
1976 12,462 number +6.5%
1977 13,059 number +4.8%
1978 13,856 number +6.1%
1979 14,808 number +6.9%
1980 15,817 number +6.8%
1981 16,766 number +6.0%
1982 17,687 number +5.5%
1983 18,372 number +3.9%
1984 18,820 number +2.4%
1985 18,953 number +0.7%
1986 18,861 number -0.5%
1987 19,450 number +3.1%
1988 20,637 number +6.1%
1989 22,119 number +7.2%
1990 23,488 number +6.2%
1991 24,360 number +3.7%
1992 23,475 number -3.6%
1993 22,153 number -5.6%
1994 20,550 number -7.2%
1995 18,688 number -9.1%
1996 16,770 number -10.3%
1997 15,921 number -5.1%
1998 15,661 number -1.6%
1999 15,783 number +0.8%
2000 16,362 number +3.7%
2001 17,363 number +6.1%
2002 18,049 number +4.0%
2003 18,609 number +3.1%
2004 19,101 number +2.6%
2005 18,772 number -1.7%
2006 19,169 number +2.1%
2007 19,255 number +0.4%
2008 19,588 number +1.7%
2009 20,219 number +3.2%
2010 20,884 number +3.3%
2011 21,228 number +1.6%
2012 21,372 number +0.7%
2013 21,924 number +2.6%
2014 22,696 number +3.5%
2015 23,666 number +4.3%
2016 24,956 number +5.5%
2017 26,819 number +7.5%
2018 29,137 number +8.6%
2019 32,001 number +9.8%
2020 34,708 number +8.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 11,460 number 8,052 number 14,808 number 10
1980s 18,748 number 15,817 number 22,119 number 10
1990s 19,685 number 15,661 number 24,360 number 10
2000s 18,649 number 16,362 number 20,219 number 10
2010s 24,468 number 20,884 number 32,001 number 10
2020s 34,708 number 34,708 number 34,708 number 1

Countries ranked near Kuwait

  1. 116 Costa Rica 36,304 number compare
  2. 117 Oman 36,180 number compare
  3. 118 Denmark 34,728 number compare
  4. 120 Serbia 34,012 number compare
  5. 121 Lebanon 33,685 number compare
  6. 122 New Zealand 33,481 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 34,708 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 34,708 number in 2020.
What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Kuwait?
The lowest recorded value was 8,052 number in 1970.
How does Kuwait rank for population of the official entrance age to secondary general?
Kuwait ranks 119th 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 66.2%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, male (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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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary general education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.