Kuwait vs Tanzania: Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education
Kuwait
86.7%
in 2021
Tanzania
86.5%
in 2024
Kuwait rank
144th
Tanzania rank
146th
Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education over time
- Kuwait
- Tanzania
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 86.7% against 86.5% in Tanzania, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 144th and Tanzania ranks 146th of 190 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 4 and Tanzania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 76.1% | 57.8% | 18.3% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 73.7% | 50.3% | 23.4% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 92.3% | 69.4% | 22.9% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 98.9% | 85.6% | 13.3% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 86.7% | 89.1% | 2.4% | Tanzania |
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 Tanzania?
- Kuwait, at 86.7% against 86.5% in Tanzania as of 2021.
- What is the difference in gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education between Kuwait and Tanzania?
- 0.2%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Tanzania?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2021.
- How do Kuwait and Tanzania rank globally for gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education?
- Kuwait ranks 144th and Tanzania ranks 146th 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
The share of girls of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.