Kuwait vs Philippines: Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education
Kuwait
86.7%
in 2021
Philippines
87.2%
in 2024
Kuwait rank
144th
Philippines rank
142nd
Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education over time
- Kuwait
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 87.2% against 86.7% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Philippines ahead.
Kuwait ranks 144th and Philippines ranks 142nd of 190 countries.
Across the 21 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 2 and Philippines in 19.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Philippines |
| 1830s | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Philippines |
| 1840s | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.5% | Philippines |
| 1850s | 0.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | Philippines |
| 1860s | 0.0% | 2.3% | 2.3% | Philippines |
| 1870s | 0.0% | 5.0% | 5.0% | Philippines |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 9.1% | 9.1% | Philippines |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 15.7% | 15.7% | Philippines |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 25.9% | 25.9% | Philippines |
| 1910s | 0.2% | 31.1% | 30.9% | Philippines |
| 1920s | 1.9% | 58.6% | 56.7% | Philippines |
| 1930s | 6.8% | 75.8% | 69.0% | Philippines |
| 1940s | 18.1% | 89.6% | 71.6% | Philippines |
| 1950s | 41.3% | 100.0% | 58.7% | Philippines |
| 1960s | 56.0% | 90.3% | 34.3% | Philippines |
| 1970s | 60.8% | 95.4% | 34.6% | Philippines |
| 1980s | 76.3% | 91.0% | 14.7% | Philippines |
| 1990s | 82.8% | 86.1% | 3.3% | Philippines |
| 2000s | 94.6% | 88.5% | 6.1% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 97.9% | 89.8% | 8.1% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 86.7% | 86.9% | 0.2% | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education, Kuwait or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 87.2% against 86.7% in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education between Kuwait and Philippines?
- 0.5%, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Philippines?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2021.
- How do Kuwait and Philippines rank globally for gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education?
- Kuwait ranks 144th and Philippines ranks 142nd of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of girls of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.