Kuwait's school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) was 1.15 in 2021, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 15.65% from 1 in 2011 (1.46% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 1.15 | 2021 |
| Five years earlier | 1.04 | 2016 |
| Ten years earlier | 1 | 2011 |
| Highest | 1.15 | 2021 |
| Lowest | 0.78 | 1971 |
| Average since 2012 | 1.07 | 2012–2021 |
| First recorded | 0.78 | 1971 |
What the numbers say
In 2021, Kuwait's school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) rose 0.03 on 2020 (from 1.13 to 1.15).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2020), the average change was +0.0052 and a typical year strayed about 0.04 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.08 in 2000 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.1 in 1996. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2012 to 2021 the straight-line trend is upward, about 0.02 a year. A straight line explains 84% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2021, Kuwait had the 3rd highest value of the 64 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Kuwait | 1.15 | 2021 |
| World | 0.98 | 2020 |
| High income | 1 | 2020 |
Closest to Kuwait in the 2021 ranking
- Senegal — 1st of 64: 1.16
- Gibraltar — 3rd of 64: 1.07
- Turks and Caicos Islands — 4th of 64: 1.05
- Hong Kong SAR, China — 5th of 64: 1.04
What this measures
Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 51 values
| Year | School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 1.15 |
| 2020 | 1.13 |
| 2019 | 1.15 |
| 2018 | 1.1 |
| 2017 | 1.03 |
| 2016 | 1.04 |
| 2015 | 1.03 |
| 2014 | 1.02 |
| 2013 | 1.02 |
| 2012 | 1.01 |
| 2011 |
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in nearby economies
- Afghanistan — 0.67 (2019)
- Algeria — 0.97 (2020)
- Bahrain — 0.99 (2019)
- Djibouti — 0.92 (2021)
- Egypt, Arab Rep. — 1.01 (2019)
- Iran, Islamic Rep. — 1.06 (2020)
- Israel — 1.01 (2020)
- Jordan — 0.99 (2021)
- Malta — 1 (2020)
More education data for Kuwait
- Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years) — 5 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 11 (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
- Primary education, pupils — 265,113 (2021)
- School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 82.36% (2021)
- School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 88.67% (2021)
- School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 77.02% (2021)
- Primary education, teachers — 32,782 (2021)
- Primary education, teachers (% female) — 90.44% (2021)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Kuwait's school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)?
- 1.15 in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1971?
- It is up 47.59% from 0.78 in 1971 (0.78% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 1.15 in 2021 and the lowest 0.78 in 1971.
- How does Kuwait rank?
- 3rd highest of 64 economies with data for 2021.
- Is the latest change in school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) unusual for Kuwait?
- In 2021, Kuwait's school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) rose 0.03 on 2020 (from 1.13 to 1.15). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2020), the average change was +0.0052 and a typical year strayed about 0.04 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.ENR.PRIM.FM.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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