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

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

010.0k20.0k30.0k197019952020

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 age 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 age 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.

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

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Kuwait?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 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 age 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 age 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 age?
Kuwait ranks 127th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age 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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About this data

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
Last refreshed

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/