Kuwait vs SDG: Eastern Asia: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes
Kuwait
99.3%
in 2020
SDG: Eastern Asia
99.7%
in 2024
Kuwait rank
25th
SDG: Eastern Asia rank
23rd
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes over time
- Kuwait
- SDG: Eastern Asia
How they compare
SDG: Eastern Asia currently reports 99.7% against 99.3% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1980 it was SDG: Eastern Asia ahead.
Kuwait ranks 25th and SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 23rd of 95 countries.
SDG: Eastern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | SDG: Eastern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 83.2% | 89.4% | 6.2% | SDG: Eastern Asia |
| 1990s | 92.0% | 95.2% | 3.2% | SDG: Eastern Asia |
| 2000s | 98.8% | 99.2% | 0.4% | SDG: Eastern Asia |
| 2010s | 99.1% | 99.5% | 0.4% | SDG: Eastern Asia |
| 2020s | 99.3% | 99.6% | 0.3% | SDG: Eastern Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes, Kuwait or SDG: Eastern Asia?
- SDG: Eastern Asia, at 99.7% against 99.3% in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes between Kuwait and SDG: Eastern Asia?
- 0.4%, with SDG: Eastern Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and SDG: Eastern Asia?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2020.
- How do Kuwait and SDG: Eastern Asia rank globally for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes?
- Kuwait ranks 25th and SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 23rd of 95 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release