Gambia vs Kuwait: Net enrollment rates in primary education, adjusted gender parity index
Gambia
1.15 index
in 2025
Kuwait
1.13 index
in 2021
Gambia rank
2nd
Kuwait rank
3rd
Net enrollment rates in primary education, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Gambia
- Kuwait
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 1.15 index against 1.13 index in Kuwait, a difference of 0.02 index.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Kuwait ahead.
Gambia ranks 2nd and Kuwait ranks 3rd of 180 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 1 and Kuwait in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4832 index | 0.9501 index | 0.4669 index | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 0.5702 index | 0.9716 index | 0.4014 index | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 0.8078 index | 0.9913 index | 0.1835 index | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 0.9531 index | 1.02 index | 0.063 index | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 1.08 index | 1.07 index | 0.0098 index | Gambia |
| 2020s | 1.12 index | 1.13 index | 0.0115 index | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net enrollment rates in primary education, adjusted gender parity index, Gambia or Kuwait?
- Gambia, at 1.15 index against 1.13 index in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in net enrollment rates in primary education, adjusted gender parity index between Gambia and Kuwait?
- 0.02 index, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Kuwait?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2021.
- How do Gambia and Kuwait rank globally for net enrollment rates in primary education, adjusted gender parity index?
- Gambia ranks 2nd and Kuwait ranks 3rd of 180 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Net enrollment rates in primary education, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal net enrollment rates in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.