Kuwait vs Zambia: Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education
Kuwait
86.7%
in 2021
Zambia
86.2%
in 2017
Kuwait rank
144th
Zambia rank
147th
Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education over time
- Kuwait
- Zambia
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 86.7% against 86.2% in Zambia, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Zambia ahead.
Kuwait ranks 144th and Zambia ranks 147th of 190 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 10 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1830s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1840s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1860s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1910s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Kuwait |
| 1920s | 1.9% | 1.7% | 0.2% | Kuwait |
| 1930s | 6.8% | 6.1% | 0.7% | Kuwait |
| 1940s | 18.1% | 16.3% | 1.7% | Kuwait |
| 1950s | 41.3% | 31.1% | 10.2% | Kuwait |
| 1960s | 56.0% | 43.2% | 12.8% | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 66.3% | 74.3% | 8.0% | Zambia |
| 1980s | 76.7% | 76.6% | 0.1% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 79.0% | 68.9% | 10.1% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 92.3% | 73.6% | 18.7% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 99.9% | 90.6% | 9.3% | Kuwait |
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 Zambia?
- Kuwait, at 86.7% against 86.2% in Zambia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education between Kuwait and Zambia?
- 0.5%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Zambia?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2013.
- How do Kuwait and Zambia rank globally for gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education?
- Kuwait ranks 144th and Zambia ranks 147th 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.