Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index in Kuwait

Kuwait: Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index was 1.05 GPI in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
1.05 GPI
Change on year
up 15.8%
World rank
17th
of 164 countries
All-time high
1.2 GPI
in 1994
All-time low
0.9084 GPI
in 2016
Years of data
26
1972–2018

Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index in Kuwait, 1972–2018

00.250.50.7511.21972199520181972: 0.933 GPI1973: 0.975 GPI1974: 0.981 GPI1976: 1.1 GPI1979: 0.986 GPI1981: 0.985 GPI1982: 1 GPI1983: 1 GPI1984: 0.993 GPI1985: 1 GPI1986: 0.994 GPI1994: 1.2 GPI1996: 1 GPI1998: 0.999 GPI1999: 1 GPI2000: 0.994 GPI2001: 0.985 GPI2002: 1 GPI2003: 1 GPI2004: 0.989 GPI2009: 0.997 GPI2011: 1 GPI2012: 0.999 GPI2015: 0.998 GPI2016: 0.908 GPI2018: 1.1 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2018, survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index in Kuwait stood at 1.05 GPI.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.8% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index in Kuwait peaked at 1.2 GPI in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.9084 GPI, in 2016.

Kuwait ranks 17th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index in Kuwait, year by year

Annual values for Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index (GPI) in Kuwait, 1972 to 2018.
Year GPI Change
1972 0.9326 GPI
1973 0.9746 GPI +4.5%
1974 0.9811 GPI +0.7%
1976 1.05 GPI +7.5%
1979 0.986 GPI -6.5%
1981 0.9851 GPI -0.1%
1982 1.01 GPI +2.4%
1983 1.01 GPI -0.4%
1984 0.9932 GPI -1.2%
1985 1.01 GPI +1.4%
1986 0.9945 GPI -1.2%
1994 1.2 GPI +20.4%
1996 1.03 GPI -14.1%
1998 0.9987 GPI -2.9%
1999 1.02 GPI +2.5%
2000 0.9938 GPI -2.9%
2001 0.9854 GPI -0.8%
2002 1.03 GPI +4.3%
2003 1.01 GPI -1.7%
2004 0.9886 GPI -2.2%
2009 0.9973 GPI +0.9%
2011 1.03 GPI +3.6%
2012 0.9993 GPI -3.3%
2015 0.9981 GPI -0.1%
2016 0.9084 GPI -9.0%
2018 1.05 GPI +15.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.9857 GPI 0.9326 GPI 1.05 GPI 5
1980s 0.999 GPI 0.9851 GPI 1.01 GPI 6
1990s 1.06 GPI 0.9987 GPI 1.2 GPI 4
2000s 1 GPI 0.9854 GPI 1.03 GPI 6
2010s 0.9983 GPI 0.9084 GPI 1.05 GPI 5

Countries ranked near Kuwait

  1. 14 Suriname 1.06 GPI compare
  2. 15 Rwanda 1.06 GPI compare
  3. 16 Bhutan 1.06 GPI compare
  4. 18 Syrian Arab Republic 1.05 GPI compare
  5. 19 Cambodia 1.05 GPI compare
  6. 20 Kenya 1.05 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 164 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index in Kuwait?
Survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index in Kuwait was 1.05 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index recorded in Kuwait?
The highest recorded value was 1.2 GPI in 1994.
What is the lowest survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index recorded in Kuwait?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9084 GPI in 2016.
How does Kuwait rank for survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index?
Kuwait ranks 17th out of 164 countries with data for 2018.
Is survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index rising or falling in Kuwait?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. 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 Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
164 places, 3,247 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Ratio of female survival rate to grade 4 to the male survival rate to grade 4. 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.