Kuwait vs United States of America: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male

Kuwait
102.0%
in 2012
United States of America
101.8%
in 2018
Kuwait rank
85th
United States of America rank
86th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male over time

  • Kuwait
  • United States of America
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How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 102.0% against 101.8% in United States of America, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1996 it was United States of America ahead.

Kuwait ranks 85th and United States of America ranks 86th of 188 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait United States of America Difference Ahead
1990s 104.9% 103.7% 1.3% Kuwait
2000s 101.5% 101.8% 0.3% United States of America
2010s 103.4% 100.1% 3.4% Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male, Kuwait or United States of America?
Kuwait, at 102.0% against 101.8% in United States of America as of 2012.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male between Kuwait and United States of America?
0.2%, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and United States of America?
15 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2012.
How do Kuwait and United States of America rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male?
Kuwait ranks 85th and United States of America ranks 86th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,500 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total male enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male population of official primary and lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.