Kuwait vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Literacy rate, youth male
Kuwait
99.1%
in 2020
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
90.4%
in 2024
Kuwait rank
27th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
28th
Literacy rate, youth male over time
- Kuwait
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 99.1% against 90.4% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 8.7%.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 27th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 28th of 95 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 77.7% | 67.2% | 10.5% | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 86.0% | 69.8% | 16.2% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 93.8% | 81.1% | 12.7% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 98.8% | 86.8% | 12.0% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 99.0% | 88.7% | 10.3% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 99.1% | 88.7% | 10.4% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rate, youth male, Kuwait or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Kuwait, at 99.1% against 90.4% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2020.
- What is the difference in literacy rate, youth male between Kuwait and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- 8.7%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2020.
- How do Kuwait and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for literacy rate, youth male?
- Kuwait ranks 27th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 28th of 95 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Literacy rate, youth male (% of males 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.