Literacy rate, adult male in Kuwait
Kuwait: Literacy rate, adult male was 97.0% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, adult male in Kuwait, 1975–2020
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of males ages 15 and above.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 97.0% for literacy rate, adult male in 2020. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, adult male in Kuwait peaked at 97.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 68.0%, in 1975.
Kuwait ranks 31st of 88 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Literacy rate, adult male in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % of males ages 15 and above | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 68.0% | — |
| 1980 | 72.8% | +7.0% |
| 1985 | 78.2% | +7.4% |
| 1995 | 81.1% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 94.5% | +16.4% |
| 2006 | 94.5% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 94.8% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 95.0% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 95.5% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 95.8% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 96.3% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 96.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 96.7% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 96.7% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 97.0% | +0.4% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 97.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 98.6%, 98% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 97.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 96.6%, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 68.0% | 68.0% | 68.0% | 1 |
| 1980s | 75.5% | 72.8% | 78.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 81.1% | 81.1% | 81.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 94.7% | 94.5% | 95.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 96.2% | 95.5% | 96.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 97.0% | 97.0% | 97.0% | 1 |
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 literacy rate, adult male in Kuwait?
- Literacy rate, adult male in Kuwait was 97.0% in 2020, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, adult male recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, adult male recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.0% in 1975.
- How does Kuwait rank for literacy rate, adult male?
- Kuwait ranks 31st out of 88 countries with data for 2020.
- Is literacy rate, adult male rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.