Kuwait vs Small states: Literacy rate, youth female
Kuwait
99.6%
in 2020
Small states
93.6%
in 2024
Kuwait rank
21st
Small states rank
20th
Literacy rate, youth female over time
- Kuwait
- Small states
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 99.6% against 93.6% in Small states, a difference of 6.0%.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Small states's.
Across all 12 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 21st and Small states ranks 20th of 105 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.2% | 87.5% | 2.7% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 98.9% | 89.6% | 9.3% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 99.2% | 90.8% | 8.4% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 99.6% | 92.5% | 7.1% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rate, youth female, Kuwait or Small states?
- Kuwait, at 99.6% against 93.6% in Small states as of 2020.
- What is the difference in literacy rate, youth female between Kuwait and Small states?
- 6.0%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Small states?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
- How do Kuwait and Small states rank globally for literacy rate, youth female?
- Kuwait ranks 21st and Small states ranks 20th 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.