School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Kuwait
Kuwait: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index was 1.05 GPI in 2015. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Kuwait, 1971–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Kuwait is 1.05 GPI, measured in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Kuwait peaked at 1.08 GPI in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.7928 GPI, in 1971.
Kuwait ranks 16th of 193 countries on this measure, 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, gender parity index in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.7928 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.8346 GPI | +5.3% |
| 1973 | 0.8343 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.8442 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.8491 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.8654 GPI | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.8714 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.8705 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.8865 GPI | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 0.8912 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.8955 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.9185 GPI | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 0.924 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.9351 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.9363 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.9352 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.9212 GPI | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.9249 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.9303 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.947 GPI | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.9884 GPI | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 1.01 GPI | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 1.01 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 1.04 GPI | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 1.02 GPI | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 1.02 GPI | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 1.01 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 1.01 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 1.02 GPI | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 1.04 GPI | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 1.06 GPI | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 1.07 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 1.08 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 1.04 GPI | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 1.01 GPI | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 1.02 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 1.01 GPI | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 1 GPI | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.9868 GPI | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 1.04 GPI | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 1.03 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 1.04 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.05 GPI | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8499 GPI | 0.7928 GPI | 0.8865 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.9212 GPI | 0.8912 GPI | 0.9363 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.01 GPI | 0.947 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.04 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 1.08 GPI | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.03 GPI | 0.9868 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
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, gender parity index in Kuwait?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Kuwait was 1.05 GPI in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 GPI in 2005.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7928 GPI in 1971.
- How does Kuwait rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
- Kuwait ranks 16th out of 193 countries with data for 2015.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. 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, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.