Egypt vs Kuwait: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male
Egypt
37.5%
in 2025
Kuwait
39.9%
in 2021
Egypt rank
90th
Kuwait rank
88th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male over time
- Egypt
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 39.9% against 37.5% in Egypt, a difference of 2.4%.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 90th and Kuwait ranks 88th of 189 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 4 and Kuwait in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.1% | 5.0% | 11.1% | Egypt |
| 1980s | 23.3% | 10.0% | 13.3% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 17.2% | 8.8% | 8.4% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 30.1% | 12.3% | 17.7% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 32.8% | 36.8% | 4.0% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 37.0% | 38.7% | 1.7% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male, Egypt or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 39.9% against 37.5% in Egypt as of 2021.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male between Egypt and Kuwait?
- 2.4%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Kuwait?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2021.
- How do Egypt and Kuwait rank globally for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male?
- Egypt ranks 90th and Kuwait ranks 88th of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release