Kuwait vs UIS: North America and Western Europe: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity

Kuwait
1.39 GPIA
in 2021
UIS: North America and Western Europe
1.26 GPIA
in 2024
Kuwait rank
35th
UIS: North America and Western Europe rank
36th

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

  • Kuwait
  • UIS: North America and Western Europe
00.511.5197119972024

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 1.39 GPIA against 1.26 GPIA in UIS: North America and Western Europe, a difference of 0.13 GPIA.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times UIS: North America and Western Europe's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.

Kuwait ranks 35th and UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 36th of 189 countries.

Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait UIS: North America and Western Europe Difference Ahead
1990s 1.56 GPIA 1.18 GPIA 0.3783 GPIA Kuwait
2000s 1.56 GPIA 1.21 GPIA 0.3542 GPIA Kuwait
2010s 1.52 GPIA 1.23 GPIA 0.2948 GPIA Kuwait
2020s 1.44 GPIA 1.26 GPIA 0.1855 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 UIS: North America and Western Europe?
Kuwait, at 1.39 GPIA against 1.26 GPIA in UIS: North America and Western Europe as of 2021.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity between Kuwait and UIS: North America and Western Europe?
0.13 GPIA, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and UIS: North America and Western Europe?
13 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2021.
How do Kuwait and UIS: North America and Western Europe rank globally for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity?
Kuwait ranks 35th and UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 36th 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