Kuwait vs Sri Lanka: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity

Kuwait
1.39 GPIA
in 2021
Sri Lanka
1.4 GPIA
in 2023
Kuwait rank
35th
Sri Lanka rank
33rd

Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity over time

  • Kuwait
  • Sri Lanka
0.50.7511.21.5197019962023

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 1.4 GPIA against 1.39 GPIA in Kuwait, a difference of 0.01 GPIA.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.

Kuwait ranks 35th and Sri Lanka ranks 33rd of 189 countries.

Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 1.39 GPIA 0.6026 GPIA 0.7903 GPIA Kuwait
1980s 1.35 GPIA 0.7028 GPIA 0.6428 GPIA Kuwait
1990s 1.38 GPIA 0.4927 GPIA 0.8837 GPIA Kuwait
2010s 1.52 GPIA 1.34 GPIA 0.1793 GPIA Kuwait
2020s 1.44 GPIA 1.39 GPIA 0.0526 GPIA Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity, Kuwait or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 1.4 GPIA against 1.39 GPIA in Kuwait as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity between Kuwait and Sri Lanka?
0.01 GPIA, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Sri Lanka?
21 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2021.
How do Kuwait and Sri Lanka rank globally for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity?
Kuwait ranks 35th and Sri Lanka ranks 33rd of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
410 places, 14,225 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release