Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Kuwait
Kuwait: Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate was 1 ratio in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
1 ratio
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
14th
of 68 countries
All-time high
1.01 ratio
in 2018
All-time low
1 ratio
in 2005
Years of data
11
2005–2020
Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Kuwait, 2005–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in ratio.
Analysis
In 2020, adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Kuwait stood at 1 ratio. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Kuwait peaked at 1.01 ratio in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1 ratio, in 2005.
Kuwait ranks 14th of 68 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1 ratio | — |
| 2006 | 1 ratio | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 ratio | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 ratio | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 ratio | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 ratio | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 ratio | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 ratio | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 ratio | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.01 ratio | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 1 ratio | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 ratio | 1 ratio | 1 ratio | 4 |
| 2010s | 1 ratio | 1 ratio | 1.01 ratio | 6 |
| 2020s | 1 ratio | 1 ratio | 1 ratio | 1 |
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- 14 Türkiye 1 ratio compare
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- 14 Uzbekistan 1 ratio compare
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More education data for Kuwait
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 47,443 (2021)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 11 (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 30,349 (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 29,489 (2021)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 302,047 (2015)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 265,113 (2021)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -4.44 % change on previous year (2021)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0608 units per person (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Kuwait?
- Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Kuwait was 1 ratio in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 ratio in 2018.
- What is the lowest adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 ratio in 2005.
- How does Kuwait rank for adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate?
- Kuwait ranks 14th out of 68 countries with data for 2020.
- Is adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate (ratio). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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