Kuwait vs SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female
Kuwait
96.2%
in 2020
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
97.5%
in 2024
Kuwait rank
34th
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia rank
36th
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female over time
- Kuwait
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
How they compare
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia currently reports 97.5% against 96.2% in Kuwait, a difference of 1.3%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1980 it was SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ahead.
Kuwait ranks 34th and SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ranks 36th of 88 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 1 and SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 57.6% | 55.6% | 1.9% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 69.7% | 77.1% | 7.5% | SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia |
| 2000s | 91.0% | 92.9% | 1.9% | SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia |
| 2010s | 95.1% | 95.4% | 0.3% | SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia |
| 2020s | 96.2% | 96.8% | 0.6% | SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, Kuwait or SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia, at 97.5% against 96.2% in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female between Kuwait and SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- 1.3%, 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 literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
- Kuwait ranks 34th and SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ranks 36th of 88 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Literacy rate, population 25-64 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