Kuwait vs WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes
Kuwait
76.1%
in 2020
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
86.7%
in 2024
Kuwait rank
43rd
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank
41st
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes over time
- Kuwait
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) currently reports 86.7% against 76.1% in Kuwait, a difference of 10.6%.
That makes WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)'s figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.
Across all 15 years both countries report, WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 43rd and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 41st of 85 countries.
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.9% | 38.4% | 25.4% | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 1980s | 19.8% | 39.2% | 19.4% | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 1990s | 35.2% | 48.5% | 13.3% | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2000s | 54.5% | 66.7% | 12.2% | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2010s | 67.9% | 77.7% | 9.8% | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2020s | 76.1% | 84.1% | 8.0% | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes, Kuwait or WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), at 86.7% against 76.1% in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes between Kuwait and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 10.6%, with WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2020.
- How do Kuwait and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes?
- Kuwait ranks 43rd and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 41st of 85 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes (%). 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