School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Kuwait

Kuwait: School age population, one year before than official primary entry was 29,777 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
29,777 number
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
127th
of 202 countries
All-time high
30,016 number
in 2018
All-time low
10,832 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Kuwait, 1970–2020

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Kuwait recorded 29,777 number for school age population, one year before than official primary entry in 2020.

That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 40.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Kuwait peaked at 30,016 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 10,832 number, in 1970.

That places Kuwait 127th out of 202 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.

School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Kuwait, year by year

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number) in Kuwait, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 10,832 number —
1971 12,039 number +11.1%
1972 13,018 number +8.1%
1973 13,962 number +7.3%
1974 14,900 number +6.7%
1975 15,869 number +6.5%
1976 16,910 number +6.6%
1977 17,712 number +4.7%
1978 18,389 number +3.8%
1979 18,968 number +3.1%
1980 19,452 number +2.6%
1981 19,821 number +1.9%
1982 20,165 number +1.7%
1983 20,592 number +2.1%
1984 21,195 number +2.9%
1985 22,107 number +4.3%
1986 23,435 number +6.0%
1987 24,800 number +5.8%
1988 26,264 number +5.9%
1989 27,429 number +4.4%
1990 27,756 number +1.2%
1991 26,865 number -3.2%
1992 24,975 number -7.0%
1993 22,559 number -9.7%
1994 20,216 number -10.4%
1995 18,619 number -7.9%
1996 18,265 number -1.9%
1997 17,354 number -5.0%
1998 16,926 number -2.5%
1999 16,888 number -0.2%
2000 17,217 number +1.9%
2001 18,128 number +5.3%
2002 18,898 number +4.2%
2003 19,729 number +4.4%
2004 20,538 number +4.1%
2005 21,220 number +3.3%
2006 21,539 number +1.5%
2007 21,242 number -1.4%
2008 20,968 number -1.3%
2009 20,869 number -0.5%
2010 21,183 number +1.5%
2011 22,250 number +5.0%
2012 23,747 number +6.7%
2013 25,479 number +7.3%
2014 27,166 number +6.6%
2015 28,413 number +4.6%
2016 28,816 number +1.4%
2017 29,676 number +3.0%
2018 30,016 number +1.1%
2019 29,972 number -0.1%
2020 29,777 number -0.7%

Kuwait compared with similar countries

  • Kuwait's 29,777 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 27,738 number, 1.1× the median. (72 countries reporting)
  • Kuwait's 29,777 number is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 101,524 number, 29% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 15,260 number 10,832 number 18,968 number 10
1980s 22,526 number 19,452 number 27,429 number 10
1990s 21,042 number 16,888 number 27,756 number 10
2000s 20,035 number 17,217 number 21,539 number 10
2010s 26,672 number 21,183 number 30,016 number 10
2020s 29,777 number 29,777 number 29,777 number 1

Countries ranked near Kuwait

  1. 124 Norway 30,109 number compare
  2. 125 Finland 29,835 number compare
  3. 126 New Zealand 29,782 number compare
  4. 128 Gabon 28,827 number compare
  5. 129 Guinea-Bissau 28,324 number compare
  6. 130 Denmark 28,125 number compare

See the full ranking of 247 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Kuwait?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Kuwait was 29,777 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Kuwait?
The highest recorded value was 30,016 number in 2018.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Kuwait?
The lowest recorded value was 10,832 number in 1970.
How does Kuwait rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Kuwait ranks 127th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry rising or falling in Kuwait?
Over the last ten years it is up 40.6%. 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 School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/