Kuwait vs World: Literacy rate, youth female
Kuwait
99.6%
in 2020
World
92.0%
in 2024
Kuwait rank
21st
World rank
23rd
Literacy rate, youth female over time
- Kuwait
- World
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 99.6% against 92.0% in World, a difference of 7.6%.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times World's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1975 it was World ahead.
Kuwait ranks 21st and World ranks 23rd of 105 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 5 and World in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 66.0% | 67.1% | 1.1% | World |
| 1980s | 80.1% | 72.7% | 7.3% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 90.2% | 80.4% | 9.8% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 98.9% | 85.9% | 13.0% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 99.2% | 89.2% | 10.0% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 99.6% | 91.3% | 8.3% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rate, youth female, Kuwait or World?
- Kuwait, at 99.6% against 92.0% in World as of 2020.
- What is the difference in literacy rate, youth female between Kuwait and World?
- 7.6%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and World?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2020.
- How do Kuwait and World rank globally for literacy rate, youth female?
- Kuwait ranks 21st and World ranks 23rd 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.