Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity in Kuwait
Kuwait: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity was 1.17 GPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity in Kuwait, 1971–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 1.17 GPIA for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity in Kuwait peaked at 1.18 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.8732 GPIA, in 1971.
That places Kuwait 8th out of 163 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.8732 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.9224 GPIA | +5.6% |
| 1973 | 0.9142 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 1.05 GPIA | +14.9% |
| 1994 | 1.02 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.9766 GPIA | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 1.01 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 1.05 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 1.02 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 1.04 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 1.08 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 1.12 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 1.14 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 1.18 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 1.16 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 1.17 GPIA | +0.7% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 1.17 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 1 GPIA, 1.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 1.17 GPIA is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.01 GPIA, 1.2× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9032 GPIA | 0.8732 GPIA | 0.9224 GPIA | 3 |
| 1990s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 4 |
| 2000s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9766 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.08 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.18 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.16 GPIA | 1.16 GPIA | 1.17 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More education data for Kuwait
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 86.7 (2021)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 80.57 (2021)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity in Kuwait?
- Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity in Kuwait was 1.17 GPIA in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 1.18 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8732 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Kuwait rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- Kuwait ranks 8th out of 163 countries with data for 2021.
- Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release