Kuwait vs World: Literacy rate, youth total
Kuwait
99.3%
in 2020
World
93.1%
in 2024
Kuwait rank
24th
World rank
21st
Literacy rate, youth total over time
- Kuwait
- World
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 99.3% against 93.1% in World, a difference of 6.2%.
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 24th and World ranks 21st of 95 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 | 72.2% | 75.1% | 2.8% | World |
| 1980s | 83.2% | 78.5% | 4.7% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 92.0% | 84.3% | 7.8% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 98.8% | 88.6% | 10.2% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 99.1% | 91.0% | 8.1% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 99.3% | 92.6% | 6.7% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rate, youth total, Kuwait or World?
- Kuwait, at 99.3% against 93.1% in World as of 2020.
- What is the difference in literacy rate, youth total between Kuwait and World?
- 6.2%, 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 total?
- Kuwait ranks 24th and World ranks 21st 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.