Secondary education, pupils in Kuwait
Kuwait: Secondary education, pupils was 302,047 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, pupils in Kuwait, 1971–2015
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 302,047 for secondary education, pupils in 2015. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.7% on the previous year and up 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils in Kuwait peaked at 302,047 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 70,734, in 1971.
That places Kuwait 125th out of 206 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 106,749 | 70,734 | 154,982 | 9 |
| 1980s | 221,427 | 167,656 | 265,001 | 10 |
| 1990s | 209,616 | 167,331 | 271,422 | 9 |
| 2000s | 249,402 | 236,410 | 267,114 | 9 |
| 2010s | 277,368 | 262,831 | 302,047 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More education data for Kuwait
- Population ages 0-14 18.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 78.9% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 82.4% (2021)
- Primary education, teachers 32,782 (2021)
- School enrollment, primary, female 88.7% (2021)
- School enrollment, primary, male 77.0% (2021)
- Labor force, total 2.93 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 23.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, pupils in Kuwait?
- Secondary education, pupils in Kuwait was 302,047 in 2015, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 302,047 in 2015.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 70,734 in 1971.
- How does Kuwait rank for secondary education, pupils?
- Kuwait ranks 125th out of 206 countries with data for 2015.
- Is secondary education, pupils rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, pupils. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.