Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Kuwait
Kuwait: Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.13 GPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
1.13 GPIA
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
4th
of 214 countries
All-time high
1.19 GPIA
in 2019
All-time low
0.8106 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
51
1971–2021
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Kuwait, 1971–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2021, gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Kuwait stood at 1.13 GPIA.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Kuwait peaked at 1.19 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.8106 GPIA, in 1971.
That places Kuwait 4th out of 214 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.8106 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.9076 GPIA | +12.0% |
| 1973 | 0.9094 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.9217 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.9279 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.9448 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 0.9757 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 0.9706 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.9858 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 1.01 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 1 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 1 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.9651 GPIA | -5.1% |
| 1992 | 0.9974 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 1.04 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 0.9899 GPIA | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 0.9918 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.9949 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.995 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 1.1 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 1.1 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.16 GPIA | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 1.19 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 1.15 GPIA | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 1.13 GPIA | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9282 GPIA | 0.8106 GPIA | 0.9858 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.01 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 1 GPIA | 0.9651 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.07 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.19 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.14 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 1.15 GPIA | 2 |
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More education data for Kuwait
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 32,782 (2021)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 78.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 82.36 (2021)
- School enrollment, primary 82.4% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Kuwait?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Kuwait was 1.13 GPIA in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 1.19 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8106 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Kuwait rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Kuwait ranks 4th out of 214 countries with data for 2021.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release