School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Kuwait

Kuwait: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind was 1 GPI in 2012. ▬ Flat

Latest (2012)
1 GPI
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
58th
of 188 countries
All-time high
1.07 GPI
in 2004
All-time low
0.9408 GPI
in 1999
Years of data
17
1996–2012

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Kuwait, 1996–2012

00.250.50.7511996200420121996: 1 GPI1997: 0.966 GPI1998: 0.946 GPI1999: 0.941 GPI2000: 0.956 GPI2001: 0.99 GPI2002: 1 GPI2003: 1.1 GPI2004: 1.1 GPI2005: 1.1 GPI2006: 1 GPI2007: 1 GPI2008: 1 GPI2009: 0.988 GPI2010: 0.982 GPI2011: 0.978 GPI2012: 1 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Kuwait is 1 GPI, measured in 2012.

That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Kuwait peaked at 1.07 GPI in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.9408 GPI, in 1999.

That places Kuwait 58th out of 188 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.965 GPI 0.9408 GPI 1.01 GPI 4
2000s 1.02 GPI 0.9562 GPI 1.07 GPI 10
2010s 0.9881 GPI 0.9783 GPI 1 GPI 3

Countries ranked near Kuwait

  1. 55 Kenya 1.01 GPI compare
  2. 56 Mauritius 1 GPI compare
  3. 57 Brunei 1 GPI compare
  4. 59 Turks and Caicos Islands 1 GPI compare
  5. 60 Tunisia 1 GPI compare
  6. 61 Costa Rica 1 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Kuwait?
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Kuwait was 1 GPI in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind recorded in Kuwait?
The highest recorded value was 1.07 GPI in 2004.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind recorded in Kuwait?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9408 GPI in 1999.
How does Kuwait rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind?
Kuwait ranks 58th out of 188 countries with data for 2012.
Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind rising or falling in Kuwait?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. 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 School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,492 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. 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.