Kuwait vs SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male
Kuwait
90.6%
in 2020
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
93.8%
in 2024
Kuwait rank
32nd
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia rank
34th
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male over time
- Kuwait
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
How they compare
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia currently reports 93.8% against 90.6% in Kuwait, a difference of 3.2%.
Across all 14 years both countries report, SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 32nd and SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ranks 34th of 87 countries.
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 30.9% | 51.6% | 20.7% | SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia |
| 1990s | 50.0% | 64.2% | 14.2% | SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia |
| 2000s | 72.5% | 80.4% | 7.9% | SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia |
| 2010s | 84.7% | 88.1% | 3.4% | SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia |
| 2020s | 90.6% | 92.2% | 1.6% | SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, Kuwait or SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia, at 93.8% against 90.6% in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male between Kuwait and SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- 3.2%, with SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2020.
- How do Kuwait and SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- Kuwait ranks 32nd and SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ranks 34th of 87 countries.
- 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
February 2026 Data Release