Kuwait vs WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity
Kuwait
0.66 GPIA
in 2020
WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)
0.89 GPIA
in 2024
Kuwait rank
52nd
WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) rank
53rd
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity over time
- Kuwait
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)
How they compare
WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) currently reports 0.89 GPIA against 0.66 GPIA in Kuwait, a difference of 0.23 GPIA.
That makes WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)'s figure about 1.3 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1980 it was WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) ahead.
Kuwait ranks 52nd and WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) ranks 53rd of 84 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 1 and WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.265 GPIA | 0.255 GPIA | 0.01 GPIA | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 0.37 GPIA | 0.38 GPIA | 0.01 GPIA | WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) |
| 2000s | 0.4675 GPIA | 0.65 GPIA | 0.1825 GPIA | WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) |
| 2010s | 0.5833 GPIA | 0.7917 GPIA | 0.2083 GPIA | WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) |
| 2020s | 0.66 GPIA | 0.87 GPIA | 0.21 GPIA | WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) |
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 WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)?
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd), 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 WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)?
- 0.23 GPIA, with WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2020.
- How do Kuwait and WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- Kuwait ranks 52nd and WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) 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
February 2026 Data Release