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The population of Kuwait has grown rapidly in recent times, more than doubling between 1985 and 2005. Kuwaitis born in the country now make up about a third of the country's population. Expatriates make up the rest. [13] The school-aged population of both Kuwaitis and non-Kuwaitis represented 24 percent of the total population in 2005.
Expatriates account for around 60% of Kuwait's total population, with Kuwaitis constituting 38%-42% of the total population. The government and some Kuwaiti citizens consider the proportion of expatriates (which has been relatively stable since the mid-1970s) to be a problem, and in 2016 the number of deportations increased.
Tertiary schools are listed at the list of universities in Kuwait. Most schools in Kuwait are public schools which educate in the Arabic language. There are, however, a few schools which run under Indian Central Board of Secondary Education , British , American and French systems, or a combination of languages.
Most of the country's population reside in the urban agglomeration of Kuwait City, the capital and largest city. [16] As of 2024, Kuwait has a population of 4.82 million, of which 1.53 million are Kuwaiti citizens while the remaining 3.29 million are foreign nationals from over 100 countries. [17]
Data from the Department for Education shows the state school population could be 6,915,000 by 2032 – down from 7,859,000 this year.
In 2011, there were 42,795 Iranians in Kuwait; 699 were employed in the public sector, 24,684 in the private sector and 16,577 were on dependent visas. [5] There are Iranian schools in Kuwait, all privately funded and located in the suburbs of Kuwait City, [6] for example the Iranian School of Kuwait.
The expansion of primary, secondary and tertiary education has paralleled the rapid population growth since the 1960s. Between 1965 and 1990, the percentage of students enrolled in primary education increased from 61% to 98%.
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