Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity in Kuwait
Kuwait: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity was 0.98 LPIA in 2018. ▬ Flat
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity in Kuwait, 2006–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity in Kuwait is 0.98 LPIA, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity in Kuwait peaked at 1 LPIA in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.98 LPIA, in 2012.
Kuwait ranks 12th of 53 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1 LPIA | — |
| 2007 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.99 LPIA | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.98 LPIA | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.98 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.98 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.98 LPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.982 LPIA | 0.98 LPIA | 0.99 LPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
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 adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity in Kuwait?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity in Kuwait was 0.98 LPIA in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 1 LPIA in 2006.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.98 LPIA in 2012.
- How does Kuwait rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity?
- Kuwait ranks 12th out of 53 countries with data for 2018.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 7 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release