School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Kuwait

Kuwait: School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index was 1.05 GPI in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
1.05 GPI
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
23rd
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.07 GPI
in 2004
All-time low
0.7922 GPI
in 1971
Years of data
43
1971–2015

School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Kuwait, 1971–2015

00.250.50.7511971199320151971: 0.792 GPI1972: 0.842 GPI1973: 0.839 GPI1974: 0.842 GPI1975: 0.844 GPI1976: 0.86 GPI1977: 0.863 GPI1978: 0.863 GPI1979: 0.879 GPI1980: 0.895 GPI1981: 0.898 GPI1982: 0.92 GPI1983: 0.932 GPI1984: 0.937 GPI1985: 0.936 GPI1986: 0.933 GPI1987: 0.922 GPI1988: 0.925 GPI1989: 0.932 GPI1990: 0.949 GPI1992: 0.994 GPI1993: 1 GPI1994: 1 GPI1995: 1 GPI1996: 1 GPI1997: 1 GPI1998: 1 GPI1999: 1 GPI2000: 1 GPI2001: 1 GPI2003: 1.1 GPI2004: 1.1 GPI2005: 1.1 GPI2006: 1 GPI2007: 1 GPI2008: 1 GPI2009: 1 GPI2010: 1 GPI2011: 0.987 GPI2012: 1 GPI2013: 1 GPI2014: 1 GPI2015: 1 GPI

Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2015, school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Kuwait stood at 1.05 GPI.

That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Kuwait peaked at 1.07 GPI in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.7922 GPI, in 1971.

Kuwait ranks 23rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.

School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Kuwait, year by year

Annual values for School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Kuwait, 1971 to 2015.
Year GPI Change
1971 0.7922 GPI
1972 0.8416 GPI +6.2%
1973 0.8395 GPI -0.3%
1974 0.842 GPI +0.3%
1975 0.844 GPI +0.2%
1976 0.8603 GPI +1.9%
1977 0.8632 GPI +0.3%
1978 0.8632 GPI +0.0%
1979 0.8786 GPI +1.8%
1980 0.895 GPI +1.9%
1981 0.8984 GPI +0.4%
1982 0.92 GPI +2.4%
1983 0.9325 GPI +1.4%
1984 0.9367 GPI +0.5%
1985 0.9357 GPI -0.1%
1986 0.9335 GPI -0.2%
1987 0.9217 GPI -1.3%
1988 0.9251 GPI +0.4%
1989 0.9325 GPI +0.8%
1990 0.949 GPI +1.8%
1992 0.9938 GPI +4.7%
1993 1.01 GPI +1.3%
1994 1.02 GPI +1.2%
1995 1.04 GPI +2.4%
1996 1.02 GPI -2.0%
1997 1.02 GPI -0.6%
1998 1.01 GPI -0.3%
1999 1 GPI -1.0%
2000 1.02 GPI +1.5%
2001 1.04 GPI +1.9%
2003 1.06 GPI +2.5%
2004 1.07 GPI +0.9%
2005 1.07 GPI -0.3%
2006 1.04 GPI -2.7%
2007 1.01 GPI -2.6%
2008 1.02 GPI +0.9%
2009 1.01 GPI -1.2%
2010 1 GPI -0.8%
2011 0.9872 GPI -1.4%
2012 1.04 GPI +5.1%
2013 1.03 GPI -0.4%
2014 1.04 GPI +0.4%
2015 1.05 GPI +1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.8472 GPI 0.7922 GPI 0.8786 GPI 9
1980s 0.9231 GPI 0.895 GPI 0.9367 GPI 10
1990s 1.01 GPI 0.949 GPI 1.04 GPI 9
2000s 1.04 GPI 1.01 GPI 1.07 GPI 9
2010s 1.02 GPI 0.9872 GPI 1.05 GPI 6

Countries ranked near Kuwait

  1. 20 Tonga 1.05 GPI compare
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  3. 22 Samoa 1.05 GPI compare
  4. 24 Bermuda 1.05 GPI compare
  5. 25 Puerto Rico 1.05 GPI compare
  6. 26 Lesotho 1.04 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Kuwait?
School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Kuwait was 1.05 GPI in 2015, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Kuwait?
The highest recorded value was 1.07 GPI in 2004.
What is the lowest school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Kuwait?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7922 GPI in 1971.
How does Kuwait rank for school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index?
Kuwait ranks 23rd out of 194 countries with data for 2015.
Is school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Kuwait?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kuwait data come from?
The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 8,058 data points, 1970–2022
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Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary and secondary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.