Kuwait vs Maldives: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index
Kuwait
1.13 index
in 2021
Maldives
1.1 index
in 2024
Kuwait rank
4th
Maldives rank
6th
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Kuwait
- Maldives
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 1.13 index against 1.1 index in Maldives, a difference of 0.03 index.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 29 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Maldives ahead.
Kuwait ranks 4th and Maldives ranks 6th of 215 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 1 and Maldives in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 index | 1.05 index | 0.0468 index | Maldives |
| 2000s | 1.01 index | 1.05 index | 0.0392 index | Maldives |
| 2010s | 1.07 index | 1.08 index | 0.0068 index | Maldives |
| 2020s | 1.15 index | 1.07 index | 0.0761 index | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index, Kuwait or Maldives?
- Kuwait, at 1.13 index against 1.1 index in Maldives as of 2021.
- What is the difference in primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index between Kuwait and Maldives?
- 0.03 index, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Maldives?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2020.
- How do Kuwait and Maldives rank globally for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Kuwait ranks 4th and Maldives ranks 6th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.