Jordan vs Kuwait: Share of the population with at least some formal education
Jordan
97.4%
in 2020
Kuwait
97.3%
in 2020
Jordan rank
49th
Kuwait rank
52nd
Share of the population with at least some formal education over time
- Jordan
- Kuwait
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 97.4% against 97.3% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Jordan ahead.
Jordan ranks 49th and Kuwait ranks 52nd of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 11 and Kuwait in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Jordan |
| 1880s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Jordan |
| 1890s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.5% | Jordan |
| 1900s | 1.2% | 0.0% | 1.2% | Jordan |
| 1910s | 3.2% | 3.0% | 0.2% | Jordan |
| 1920s | 10.9% | 7.2% | 3.8% | Jordan |
| 1930s | 12.6% | 18.4% | 5.8% | Kuwait |
| 1940s | 15.6% | 27.1% | 11.5% | Kuwait |
| 1950s | 22.6% | 37.3% | 14.7% | Kuwait |
| 1960s | 38.0% | 49.4% | 11.4% | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 48.9% | 49.5% | 0.7% | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 59.1% | 53.1% | 6.0% | Jordan |
| 1990s | 75.1% | 60.5% | 14.5% | Jordan |
| 2000s | 86.4% | 85.8% | 0.6% | Jordan |
| 2010s | 95.9% | 95.3% | 0.6% | Jordan |
| 2020s | 97.4% | 97.3% | 0.1% | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population with at least some formal education, Jordan or Kuwait?
- Jordan, at 97.4% against 97.3% in Kuwait as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the population with at least some formal education between Jordan and Kuwait?
- 0.1%, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Kuwait?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Jordan and Kuwait rank globally for share of the population with at least some formal education?
- Jordan ranks 49th and Kuwait ranks 52nd of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population with at least some formal education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Based on the population aged 15 years and older.