Kuwait vs Middle income: Literacy rate, youth female
Kuwait
99.6%
in 2020
Middle income
94.1%
in 2024
Kuwait rank
21st
Middle income rank
19th
Literacy rate, youth female over time
- Kuwait
- Middle income
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 99.6% against 94.1% in Middle income, a difference of 5.5%.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Middle income's.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 21st and Middle income ranks 19th of 105 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 66.0% | 62.2% | 3.8% | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 80.1% | 69.6% | 10.5% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 90.2% | 79.7% | 10.5% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 98.9% | 86.8% | 12.1% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 99.2% | 90.5% | 8.6% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 99.6% | 93.2% | 6.3% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rate, youth female, Kuwait or Middle income?
- Kuwait, at 99.6% against 94.1% in Middle income as of 2020.
- What is the difference in literacy rate, youth female between Kuwait and Middle income?
- 5.5%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Middle income?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2020.
- How do Kuwait and Middle income rank globally for literacy rate, youth female?
- Kuwait ranks 21st and Middle income ranks 19th of 105 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.