School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Kuwait

Kuwait: School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index was 1.15 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1.15 GPI
Change on year
up 4.5%
World rank
1st
of 197 countries
All-time high
1.15 GPI
in 2019
All-time low
0.7665 GPI
in 1971
Years of data
49
1971–2019

School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Kuwait, 1971–2019

00.250.50.7511.2197119952019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Kuwait is 1.15 GPI, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Kuwait peaked at 1.15 GPI in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.7665 GPI, in 1971.

That places Kuwait 1st out of 197 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.8399 GPI 0.7665 GPI 0.9074 GPI 9
1980s 0.9568 GPI 0.909 GPI 1.01 GPI 10
1990s 0.9626 GPI 0.8931 GPI 1.03 GPI 10
2000s 1.04 GPI 0.9711 GPI 1.12 GPI 10
2010s 1.04 GPI 0.9815 GPI 1.15 GPI 10

Countries ranked near Kuwait

  1. 2 Senegal 1.14 GPI compare
  2. 3 San Marino 1.11 GPI compare
  3. 4 Gambia 1.11 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 197 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Kuwait?
School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Kuwait was 1.15 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Kuwait?
The highest recorded value was 1.15 GPI in 2019.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Kuwait?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7665 GPI in 1971.
How does Kuwait rank for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index?
Kuwait ranks 1st out of 197 countries with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Kuwait?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. 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 School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
197 places, 7,121 data points, 1970–2020
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.