Kuwait vs WB: East Asia & Pacific: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity
Kuwait
0.66 GPIA
in 2020
WB: East Asia & Pacific
0.89 GPIA
in 2024
Kuwait rank
52nd
WB: East Asia & Pacific rank
53rd
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity over time
- Kuwait
- WB: East Asia & Pacific
How they compare
WB: East Asia & Pacific currently reports 0.89 GPIA against 0.66 GPIA in Kuwait, a difference of 0.23 GPIA.
That makes WB: East Asia & Pacific's figure about 1.3 times Kuwait's.
Across all 14 years both countries report, WB: East Asia & Pacific has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 52nd and WB: East Asia & Pacific ranks 53rd of 84 countries.
WB: East Asia & Pacific has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | WB: East Asia & Pacific | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.265 GPIA | 0.4 GPIA | 0.135 GPIA | WB: East Asia & Pacific |
| 1990s | 0.37 GPIA | 0.47 GPIA | 0.1 GPIA | WB: East Asia & Pacific |
| 2000s | 0.4675 GPIA | 0.68 GPIA | 0.2125 GPIA | WB: East Asia & Pacific |
| 2010s | 0.5833 GPIA | 0.7983 GPIA | 0.215 GPIA | WB: East Asia & Pacific |
| 2020s | 0.66 GPIA | 0.87 GPIA | 0.21 GPIA | WB: East Asia & Pacific |
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?
- WB: East Asia & Pacific, 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?
- 0.23 GPIA, with WB: East Asia & Pacific ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and WB: East Asia & Pacific?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2020.
- How do Kuwait and WB: East Asia & Pacific rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- Kuwait ranks 52nd and WB: East Asia & Pacific 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