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

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.