Kuwait vs South Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes

Kuwait
100.0%
in 2015
South Africa
99.3%
in 2018
Kuwait rank
76th
South Africa rank
79th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes over time

  • Kuwait
  • South Africa
0255075100197119942018

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 100.0% against 99.3% in South Africa, a difference of 0.7%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1989 it was South Africa ahead.

Kuwait ranks 76th and South Africa ranks 79th of 197 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait South Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 87.9% 90.3% 2.4% South Africa
1990s 89.0% 96.8% 7.8% South Africa
2000s 100.4% 97.7% 2.6% Kuwait
2010s 99.8% 102.7% 2.9% South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes, Kuwait or South Africa?
Kuwait, at 100.0% against 99.3% in South Africa as of 2015.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes between Kuwait and South Africa?
0.7%, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and South Africa?
19 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2015.
How do Kuwait and South Africa rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
Kuwait ranks 76th and South Africa ranks 79th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes (%). 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, primary and secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
242 places, 8,565 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official primary and secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.