Kuwait vs Small states: Literacy rate, youth total
Kuwait
99.3%
in 2020
Small states
92.7%
in 2024
Kuwait rank
24th
Small states rank
22nd
Literacy rate, youth total over time
- Kuwait
- Small states
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 99.3% against 92.7% in Small states, a difference of 6.6%.
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 24th and Small states ranks 22nd of 95 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 | 92.0% | 88.0% | 4.1% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 98.8% | 89.3% | 9.5% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 99.1% | 90.8% | 8.2% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 99.3% | 92.2% | 7.1% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rate, youth total, Kuwait or Small states?
- Kuwait, at 99.3% against 92.7% in Small states as of 2020.
- What is the difference in literacy rate, youth total between Kuwait and Small states?
- 6.6%, 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 total?
- Kuwait ranks 24th and Small states ranks 22nd 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.