Kuwait vs Senegal: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index
Kuwait
1.13 index
in 2021
Senegal
1.21 index
in 2024
Kuwait rank
4th
Senegal rank
1st
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Kuwait
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 1.21 index against 1.13 index in Kuwait, a difference of 0.08 index.
That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 4th and Senegal ranks 1st of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 4 and Senegal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9252 index | 0.688 index | 0.2373 index | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 1.02 index | 0.6832 index | 0.3375 index | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 1 index | 0.7699 index | 0.2318 index | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 1.01 index | 0.9516 index | 0.0633 index | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 1.05 index | 1.11 index | 0.0561 index | Senegal |
| 2020s | 1.14 index | 1.17 index | 0.0326 index | Senegal |
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 Senegal?
- Senegal, at 1.21 index against 1.13 index in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index between Kuwait and Senegal?
- 0.08 index, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Senegal?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2021.
- How do Kuwait and Senegal rank globally for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Kuwait ranks 4th and Senegal ranks 1st of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) β 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.