Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Kuwait
Kuwait: Gender ratios for mean years of schooling was 1.14 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
1.14
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
2nd
of 121 countries
All-time high
1.14
in 2018
All-time low
0.6066
in 1970
Years of data
14
1970–2018
Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Kuwait, 1970–2018
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 1.14 for gender ratios for mean years of schooling in 2018. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Kuwait peaked at 1.14 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.6066, in 1970.
Kuwait ranks 2nd of 121 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6066 | — |
| 1975 | 0.7955 | +31.1% |
| 1980 | 0.856 | +7.6% |
| 1985 | 0.9932 | +16.0% |
| 1988 | 0.8667 | -12.7% |
| 2005 | 1.1 | +26.5% |
| 2006 | 1.12 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 1.1 | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 1.13 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 1.03 | -8.9% |
| 2013 | 1.13 | +9.9% |
| 2015 | 1.11 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 1.13 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 1.14 | +0.8% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 1.14 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.01, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 1.14 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9776, 1.2× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.701 | 0.6066 | 0.7955 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.9053 | 0.856 | 0.9932 | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.11 | 1.1 | 1.13 | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.11 | 1.03 | 1.14 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More education data for Kuwait
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 86.7 (2021)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 80.57 (2021)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 47,443 (2021)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 11 (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 30,349 (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 29,489 (2021)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 302,047 (2015)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 265,113 (2021)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -4.44 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Kuwait?
- Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Kuwait was 1.14 in 2018, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender ratios for mean years of schooling recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 in 2018.
- What is the lowest gender ratios for mean years of schooling recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6066 in 1970.
- How does Kuwait rank for gender ratios for mean years of schooling?
- Kuwait ranks 2nd out of 121 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gender ratios for mean years of schooling rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Gender ratios for mean years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 14 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).