School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Kuwait
Kuwait: School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 1.08 GPIA in 2015. ▲ Rising
Latest (2015)
1.08 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
39th
of 213 countries
All-time high
1.09 GPIA
in 2012
All-time low
0.9204 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
43
1971–2015
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Kuwait, 1971–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2015, school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Kuwait stood at 1.08 GPIA.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Kuwait peaked at 1.09 GPIA in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.9204 GPIA, in 1971.
That places Kuwait 39th out of 213 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.9204 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.9312 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.9451 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.9701 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 0.9779 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.9805 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.9811 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.9777 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.9731 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.9742 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.974 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.9599 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.9629 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.9605 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.9697 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.9721 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.9765 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.9857 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.9921 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 1.05 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 1.03 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 1.02 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 1.06 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 1.05 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 1.06 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 1.09 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 1.05 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 1.02 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 1.05 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.01 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 1.09 GPIA | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 1.07 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.7% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 1.08 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.01 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 1.08 GPIA is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.02 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9619 GPIA | 0.9204 GPIA | 0.9811 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.9727 GPIA | 0.9599 GPIA | 0.9921 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.06 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.06 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 36 East Timor 1.09 GPIA compare
- 37 Botswana 1.09 GPIA compare
- 38 Venezuela 1.09 GPIA compare
- 40 Guadeloupe 1.08 GPIA compare
- 41 El Salvador 1.08 GPIA compare
- 42 Saint Lucia 1.08 GPIA compare
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, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Kuwait?
- School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Kuwait was 1.08 GPIA in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 GPIA in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9204 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Kuwait rank for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Kuwait ranks 39th out of 213 countries with data for 2015.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. 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, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release