Kuwait vs Uruguay: Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index
Kuwait
1 index
in 2020
Uruguay
1 index
in 2024
Kuwait rank
23rd
Uruguay rank
23rd
Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Kuwait
- Uruguay
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 1 index against 1 index in Uruguay, a difference of 0 index.
Across all 12 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 23rd and Uruguay ranks 23rd of 96 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.85 index | 1.01 index | 0.16 index | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 0.93 index | 1.01 index | 0.08 index | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 1 index | 1.01 index | 0.01 index | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 1 index | 1.01 index | 0.0083 index | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 1 index | 1.01 index | 0.0059 index | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index, Kuwait or Uruguay?
- Kuwait, at 1 index against 1 index in Uruguay as of 2020.
- What is the difference in literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index between Kuwait and Uruguay?
- 0 index, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Uruguay?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2020.
- How do Kuwait and Uruguay rank globally for literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index?
- Kuwait ranks 23rd and Uruguay ranks 23rd of 96 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal basic literacy rates among young men and women aged 15–24. Values below 1 favor young men, and above 1 favor young women.