School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Kuwait
Kuwait: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.13 GPIA in 2021. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Kuwait, 1971β2021
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 3rd out of 209 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.
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
- 1 Niue 1.2 GPIA compare
- 1 Senegal 1.21 GPIA compare
- 2 Cook Islands 1.05 GPIA compare
- 2 Gambia, The 1.14 GPIA compare
- 3 Anguilla, United Kingdom-British Overseas Territory 0.986 GPIA compare
- 4 Bangladesh 1.11 GPIA compare
- 4 Tokelau 0.9796 GPIA compare
- 5 Maldives 1.1 GPIA compare
- 5 Montserrat, United Kingdom-British Overseas Territory 0.9261 GPIA compare
- 6 Bhutan 1.07 GPIA compare
- 6 St. Helena 0.8208 GPIA compare
More education data for Kuwait
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 82.4% (2021)
- Primary education, teachers 32,782 (2021)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.51 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 88.7% (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 3rd out of 209 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release