School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted … pre-primary adjusted in Kuwait
Kuwait: School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted … pre-primary adjusted was 1.05 GPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
1.05 GPIA
Change on year
down 5.0%
World rank
32nd
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.14 GPIA
in 2019
All-time low
0.9465 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
51
1971–2021
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Kuwait, 1971–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 1.05 GPIA for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in 2021.
That represents a change of down 5.0% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Kuwait peaked at 1.14 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.9465 GPIA, in 1971.
Kuwait ranks 32nd of 205 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted … pre-primary adjusted in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.9465 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.9554 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.9725 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 0.9693 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.972 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.9877 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.9722 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.9616 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.972 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.9801 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.9749 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.9914 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.9781 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 1.08 GPIA | +10.9% |
| 1985 | 0.9656 GPIA | -11.0% |
| 1986 | 0.9873 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.9963 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.983 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.9899 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.9977 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.9836 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.9851 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 1 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.9988 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.9957 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 1 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 1 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 1 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 1.06 GPIA | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 1.01 GPIA | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9815 GPIA | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 1 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 1.03 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.09 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.13 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 1.14 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.11 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 1.05 GPIA | -5.0% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 1.05 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9972 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 1.05 GPIA is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.01 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9677 GPIA | 0.9465 GPIA | 0.9877 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.9931 GPIA | 0.9656 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9995 GPIA | 0.9836 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9815 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.07 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.14 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.08 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More education data for Kuwait
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0608 units per person (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Kuwait?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Kuwait was 1.05 GPIA in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9465 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Kuwait rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Kuwait ranks 32nd out of 205 countries with data for 2021.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. 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 School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release