Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity in Kuwait
Kuwait: Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity was 1.14 GPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity in Kuwait, 1996–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2021, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity in Kuwait stood at 1.14 GPIA.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity in Kuwait peaked at 1.16 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.02 GPIA, in 1996.
That places Kuwait 19th out of 176 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 1.02 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 1.13 GPIA | +10.8% |
| 2000 | 1.13 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 1.09 GPIA | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 1.11 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 1.05 GPIA | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 1.11 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 1.11 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 1.1 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 1.14 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 1.11 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 1.12 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.08 GPIA | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 1.12 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 1.11 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.12 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 1.15 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 1.16 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.14 GPIA | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.08 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.1 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.12 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 1.15 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.15 GPIA | 1.14 GPIA | 1.16 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 16 Palestine, State of 1.15 GPIA compare
- 17 Marshall Islands 1.15 GPIA compare
- 18 Burundi 1.15 GPIA compare
- 20 Samoa 1.13 GPIA compare
- 21 Dominican Republic 1.13 GPIA compare
- 22 Thailand 1.12 GPIA compare
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 total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity in Kuwait?
- Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity in Kuwait was 1.14 GPIA in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 1.16 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.02 GPIA in 1996.
- How does Kuwait rank for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- Kuwait ranks 19th out of 176 countries with data for 2021.
- Is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. 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, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release