Kuwait vs MDG: South-eastern Asia: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity

Kuwait
0.66 GPIA
in 2020
MDG: South-eastern Asia
0.89 GPIA
in 2024
Kuwait rank
52nd
MDG: South-eastern Asia rank
53rd

Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity over time

  • Kuwait
  • MDG: South-eastern Asia
0.20.40.60.8197419992024

How they compare

MDG: South-eastern Asia currently reports 0.89 GPIA against 0.66 GPIA in Kuwait, a difference of 0.23 GPIA.

That makes MDG: South-eastern Asia's figure about 1.3 times Kuwait's.

Across all 15 years both countries report, MDG: South-eastern Asia has been ahead every year.

Kuwait ranks 52nd and MDG: South-eastern Asia ranks 53rd of 84 countries.

MDG: South-eastern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait MDG: South-eastern Asia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.22 GPIA 0.46 GPIA 0.24 GPIA MDG: South-eastern Asia
1980s 0.265 GPIA 0.5 GPIA 0.235 GPIA MDG: South-eastern Asia
1990s 0.37 GPIA 0.63 GPIA 0.26 GPIA MDG: South-eastern Asia
2000s 0.4675 GPIA 0.725 GPIA 0.2575 GPIA MDG: South-eastern Asia
2010s 0.5833 GPIA 0.8067 GPIA 0.2233 GPIA MDG: South-eastern Asia
2020s 0.66 GPIA 0.86 GPIA 0.2 GPIA MDG: South-eastern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity, Kuwait or MDG: South-eastern Asia?
MDG: South-eastern Asia, at 0.89 GPIA against 0.66 GPIA in Kuwait as of 2024.
What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity between Kuwait and MDG: South-eastern Asia?
0.23 GPIA, with MDG: South-eastern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and MDG: South-eastern Asia?
15 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2020.
How do Kuwait and MDG: South-eastern Asia rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity?
Kuwait ranks 52nd and MDG: South-eastern Asia ranks 53rd of 84 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
284 places, 9,465 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release