School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Kuwait
Kuwait: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity was 1.07 GPIA in 2015. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Kuwait, 1971–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 1.07 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in 2015. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Kuwait peaked at 1.07 GPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.87 GPIA, in 1971.
That places Kuwait 10th out of 208 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.87 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.9208 GPIA | +5.8% |
| 1973 | 0.9274 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.9475 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 0.9521 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.9591 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.9723 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.9709 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.9857 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.9912 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.9972 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.9915 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.9899 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.9841 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.9855 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.9853 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.9858 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.9968 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 1 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 1.03 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 1.04 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 1.04 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 1.02 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 1.04 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 1.06 GPIA | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.07 GPIA | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9451 GPIA | 0.87 GPIA | 0.9857 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.9909 GPIA | 0.9841 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 7 Sweden 1.09 GPIA compare
- 8 Burkina Faso 1.08 GPIA compare
- 9 French Polynesia 1.08 GPIA compare
- 11 Bermuda 1.07 GPIA compare
- 12 Sierra Leone 1.07 GPIA compare
- 13 Burundi 1.07 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 secondary, adjusted gender parity in Kuwait?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Kuwait was 1.07 GPIA in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 GPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.87 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Kuwait rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- Kuwait ranks 10th out of 208 countries with data for 2015.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. 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 and secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release