ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) vs Kuwait: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male

ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)
94.4%
in 2024
Kuwait
90.6%
in 2020
ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) rank
30th
Kuwait rank
32nd

Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male over time

  • ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)
  • Kuwait
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How they compare

ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) currently reports 94.4% against 90.6% in Kuwait, a difference of 3.8%.

Across all 14 years both countries report, ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) has been ahead every year.

ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) ranks 30th and Kuwait ranks 32nd of 200 groups.

ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) Kuwait Difference Ahead
1980s 49.3% 30.9% 18.4% ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)
1990s 62.0% 50.0% 11.9% ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)
2000s 80.0% 72.5% 7.5% ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)
2010s 88.6% 84.7% 3.9% ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)
2020s 92.8% 90.6% 2.2% ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) or Kuwait?
ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408), at 94.4% against 90.6% in Kuwait as of 2024.
What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male between ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) and Kuwait?
3.8%, with ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) and Kuwait?
14 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2020.
How do ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) and Kuwait rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) ranks 30th and Kuwait ranks 32nd of 200 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male (%). 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, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
287 places, 9,575 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release