School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Kuwait
Kuwait: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 1.13 GPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
1.13 GPIA
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
4th
of 215 countries
All-time high
1.19 GPIA
in 2019
All-time low
0.8105 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
51
1971–2021
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Kuwait, 1971–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Kuwait is 1.13 GPIA, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Kuwait peaked at 1.19 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.8105 GPIA, in 1971.
That places Kuwait 4th out of 215 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.
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.8105 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.9076 GPIA | +12.0% |
| 1973 | 0.9058 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.9202 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.9222 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.9347 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.9614 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 0.962 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 1 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 1.02 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 1 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.9651 GPIA | -5.1% |
| 1992 | 1 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 1.04 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 0.9921 GPIA | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 0.9947 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.9965 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.9959 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 1.04 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.06 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 1.1 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.15 GPIA | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 1.19 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 1.15 GPIA | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 1.13 GPIA | -1.9% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 1.13 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 1 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 1.13 GPIA is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9987 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9252 GPIA | 0.8105 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.02 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 1 GPIA | 0.9651 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.01 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.07 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.19 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.14 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 1.15 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, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Kuwait?
- School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Kuwait was 1.13 GPIA in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 1.19 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8105 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Kuwait rank for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Kuwait ranks 4th out of 215 countries with data for 2021.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. 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, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release