Kuwait vs UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female
Kuwait
60.1%
in 2020
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
83.8%
in 2024
Kuwait rank
47th
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean rank
46th
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female over time
- Kuwait
- UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
How they compare
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean currently reports 83.8% against 60.1% in Kuwait, a difference of 23.7%.
That makes UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean's figure about 1.4 times Kuwait's.
Across all 15 years both countries report, UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 47th and UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ranks 46th of 90 countries.
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.7% | 52.5% | 47.8% | UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean |
| 1980s | 8.4% | 54.2% | 45.8% | UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean |
| 1990s | 18.7% | 63.7% | 45.0% | UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean |
| 2000s | 33.9% | 70.9% | 37.0% | UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean |
| 2010s | 49.7% | 76.6% | 27.0% | UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean |
| 2020s | 60.1% | 80.9% | 20.8% | UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, Kuwait or UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, at 83.8% against 60.1% in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female between Kuwait and UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- 23.7%, with UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2020.
- How do Kuwait and UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- Kuwait ranks 47th and UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ranks 46th of 90 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female (%). 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