School life expectancy, primary … tertiary adjusted GPIA gender in Kuwait
Kuwait: School life expectancy, primary … tertiary adjusted GPIA gender was 1.18 GPIA in 2015. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Kuwait, 1971–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Kuwait is 1.18 GPIA, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Kuwait peaked at 1.18 GPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.8783 GPIA, in 1971.
Kuwait ranks 3rd of 179 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary … tertiary adjusted GPIA gender in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.8783 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.9301 GPIA | +5.9% |
| 1973 | 0.941 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.9706 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 0.9772 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.9831 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.9947 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.9947 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 1.05 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 1.09 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 1.06 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 1.09 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 1.11 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 1.12 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 1.12 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 1.11 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 1.15 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 1.18 GPIA | +2.3% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 1.18 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.07 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 1.18 GPIA is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.04 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9647 GPIA | 0.8783 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.01 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.08 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.12 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.17 GPIA | 1.15 GPIA | 1.18 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 to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Kuwait?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Kuwait was 1.18 GPIA in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 1.18 GPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8783 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Kuwait rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- Kuwait ranks 3rd out of 179 countries with data for 2015.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. 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 to tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release