Kuwait vs Low & middle income: Literacy rate, youth total
Kuwait
99.3%
in 2020
Low & middle income
92.3%
in 2024
Kuwait rank
24th
Low & middle income rank
24th
Literacy rate, youth total over time
- Kuwait
- Low & middle income
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 99.3% against 92.3% in Low & middle income, a difference of 7.0%.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Low & middle income's.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 24th and Low & middle income ranks 24th of 95 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Low & middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 72.2% | 70.4% | 1.8% | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 83.2% | 75.0% | 8.2% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 92.0% | 81.9% | 10.1% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 98.8% | 87.1% | 11.7% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 99.1% | 89.8% | 9.2% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 99.3% | 91.8% | 7.5% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rate, youth total, Kuwait or Low & middle income?
- Kuwait, at 99.3% against 92.3% in Low & middle income as of 2020.
- What is the difference in literacy rate, youth total between Kuwait and Low & middle income?
- 7.0%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Low & middle income?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2020.
- How do Kuwait and Low & middle income rank globally for literacy rate, youth total?
- Kuwait ranks 24th and Low & middle income ranks 24th of 95 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Literacy rate, youth total (% of people 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.