School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Kuwait

Kuwait: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes was 126,227 number in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
126,227 number
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
145th
of 199 countries
All-time high
126,227 number
in 2019
All-time low
72,144 number
in 1999
Years of data
19
1999–2019

School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Kuwait, 1999–2019

050.0k100.0k150.0k1999200920191999: 72.1k number2000: 76.5k number2001: 81.4k number2002: 83.7k number2003: 85.2k number2004: 86.0k number2005: 86.5k number2006: 86.5k number2007: 85.2k number2009: 85.1k number2010: 87.7k number2012: 100.1k number2013: 107.3k number2014: 114.1k number2015: 118.9k number2016: 119.9k number2017: 124.2k number2018: 126.2k number2019: 126.2k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Kuwait recorded 126,227 number for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

That represents a change of up 48.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Kuwait peaked at 126,227 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 72,144 number, in 1999.

Kuwait ranks 145th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 72,144 number 72,144 number 72,144 number 1
2000s 84,006 number 76,514 number 86,512 number 9
2010s 113,849 number 87,660 number 126,227 number 9

Countries ranked near Kuwait

  1. 142 Lesotho 143,576 number compare
  2. 143 Armenia 128,745 number compare
  3. 144 Latvia 127,665 number compare
  4. 146 North Macedonia 116,190 number compare
  5. 147 Bahrain 109,836 number compare
  6. 148 Slovenia 105,452 number compare

See the full ranking of 239 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Kuwait?
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Kuwait was 126,227 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Kuwait?
The highest recorded value was 126,227 number in 2019.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Kuwait?
The lowest recorded value was 72,144 number in 1999.
How does Kuwait rank for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
Kuwait ranks 145th out of 199 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in Kuwait?
Over the last ten years it is up 48.4%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/