Kuwait vs WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male
Kuwait
96.9%
in 2020
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
98.6%
in 2024
Kuwait rank
35th
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) rank
36th
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male over time
- Kuwait
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
How they compare
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) currently reports 98.6% against 96.9% in Kuwait, a difference of 1.7%.
Across all 14 years both countries report, WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 35th and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 36th of 88 countries.
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 73.0% | 78.8% | 5.8% | WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) |
| 1990s | 78.8% | 90.9% | 12.2% | WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) |
| 2000s | 94.4% | 97.2% | 2.8% | WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) |
| 2010s | 96.1% | 98.0% | 1.9% | WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) |
| 2020s | 96.9% | 98.4% | 1.5% | WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male, Kuwait or WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income), at 98.6% against 96.9% in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male between Kuwait and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- 1.7%, with WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2020.
- How do Kuwait and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) rank globally for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male?
- Kuwait ranks 35th and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 36th of 88 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Literacy rate, population 25-64 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