School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Kuwait
Kuwait: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender was 1.03 GPIA in 2012. ▬ Flat
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Kuwait, 1996–2012
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Kuwait is 1.03 GPIA, measured in 2012. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Kuwait peaked at 1.03 GPIA in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.9939 GPIA, in 1996.
Kuwait ranks 30th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.9939 GPIA | — |
| 1997 | 0.9975 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 1 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.9979 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.9983 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 1 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 1 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 1.03 GPIA | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9974 GPIA | 0.9939 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 4 |
| 2000s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9983 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 27 Saint Lucia 1.03 GPIA compare
- 28 Côte d'Ivoire 1.03 GPIA compare
- 29 Syrian Arab Republic 1.03 GPIA compare
- 31 Lesotho 1.03 GPIA compare
- 32 Malawi 1.03 GPIA compare
- 33 Marshall Islands 1.02 GPIA compare
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 school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Kuwait?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Kuwait was 1.03 GPIA in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPIA in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9939 GPIA in 1996.
- How does Kuwait rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- Kuwait ranks 30th out of 200 countries with data for 2012.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release