Gulf Labour Markets, Migration, and Population (GLMM) Programme

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University students enrolled and who graduated by nationality (Kuwaiti/ non-Kuwaiti), type of establishment and sex (2008-2009 to 2011-2012)

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University Academic year Total enrolled Graduates
  Kuwaitis     Non-Kuwaitis     Total     Kuwaitis     Non-Kuwaitis     Total  
males females total males females total males females total males females total males females total males females total
Kuwait University (Public) 2008/2009 18,318 40,451 58,769 2,487 4,338 6,825 20,805 44,789 65,594 995 2,412 3,407 103 254 357 1,098 2,666 3,764
2009/2010 19,790 44,328 64,118 2,861 4,824 7,685 22,651 49,152 71,803 1,124 2,657 3,781 139 282 421 1,263 2,939 4,202
2010/2011 22,378 49,984 72,362 3,283 5,397 8,680 25,661 55,381 81,042 1,140 2,753 3,893 120 271 391 1,260 3,024 4,284
2011/2012 25,506 56,211 81,717 3,800 6,143 9,943 29,306 62,354 91,660 1,199 2,875 4,074 165 295 460 1,364 3,170 4,534
Private universities and colleges 2008/2009 9,134 11,554 20,688 4,738 5,705 10,443 13,872 17,259 31,131 701 753 1,454 383 510 893 1,084 1,263 2,347
2009/2010 12,400 15,520 27,920 5,631 6,794 12,425 18,031 22,314 40,345 804 793 1,597 372 413 785 1,176 1,206 2,382
2010/2011 12,986 16,954 29,940 5,473 6,354 11,827 18,459 23,308 41,767 727 831 1,558 321 369 690 1,048 1,200 2,248
2011/2012 12818* 16803* 29621* 5516* 6453* 11969* 18334* 23256* 41590* 314** 443** 757** 154** 144** 298** 468** 587** 1055**
Total 2008/2009 27,452 52,005 79,457 7,225 10,043 17,268 34,677 62,048 96,725 1,696 3,165 4,861 486 764 1,250 2,182 3,929 6,111
2009/2010 32,190 59,848 92,038 8,492 11,618 20,110 40,682 71,466 112,148 1,928 3,450 5,378 511 695 1,206 2,439 4,145 6,584
2010/2011 35,364 66,938 102,302 8,756 11,751 20,507 44,120 78,689 122,809 1,867 3,584 5,451 441 640 1,081 2,308 4,224 6,532
2011/2012 38,324 73,014 111,338 9,316 12,596 21,912 47,640 85,610 133,250 1,513 3,318 4,831 319 439 758 1,832 3,757 5,589

Source: Ministry of Higher Education

*does not comprise the figures of registered students enrolled for Summer semester

** Data for the first semester only

 

ANNEXED NOTE

 

“Enrolled students” refers to the students classified as “newly admitted” and “registered” for the academic years 2008-2009 to 2011-2012.

“Graduates” includes Bachelor, Diploma and Master Degree graduates.

 

Institution which provides data

 

Kuwaiti Ministry of Higher Education.

 

Data availability

 

Published in Kuwaiti CSB’ annual Statistical Reviews, in chapter “Education”, as well as in the Annual Statistical Abstracts, in chapter “Educational Services”

Annual Statistical Abstracts are available online at: http://www.csb.gov.kw/Socan_Statistic_EN.aspx?ID=18 (website in English) and at http://www.csb.gov.kw/Socan_Statistic.aspx (Arabic website).

Volumes are bilingual (English and Arabic). Starting with 2000′ issue, yearbooks are published online in PDF format; a selection of 1964 to 1999 printed volumes is also available in one online publication.

Date of access: August 2013.

 

 

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