Kuwait vs Sub-Saharan Africa: School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index

Kuwait
1.39 GPI
in 2021
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.7942 GPI
in 2021
Kuwait rank
33rd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
38th

School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index over time

  • Kuwait
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 1.39 GPI against 0.7942 GPI in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.5958 GPI.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 39 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.

Kuwait ranks 33rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 38th of 187 countries.

Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 1.38 GPI 0.6018 GPI 0.7765 GPI Kuwait
1980s 1.34 GPI 0.5265 GPI 0.811 GPI Kuwait
1990s 1.47 GPI 0.6036 GPI 0.8618 GPI Kuwait
2000s 1.56 GPI 0.6912 GPI 0.8736 GPI Kuwait
2010s 1.52 GPI 0.7508 GPI 0.7703 GPI Kuwait
2020s 1.44 GPI 0.7908 GPI 0.6527 GPI Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index, Kuwait or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Kuwait, at 1.39 GPI against 0.7942 GPI in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2021.
What is the difference in school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index between Kuwait and Sub-Saharan Africa?
0.5958 GPI, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Sub-Saharan Africa?
39 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2021.
How do Kuwait and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index?
Kuwait ranks 33rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 38th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 6,538 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in tertiary education is the ratio of women to men enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.