Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Kuwait
Kuwait: Literacy rate of young men vs. women was 99.1% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Kuwait, 1975–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate of young men vs. women in Kuwait is 99.1%, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate of young men vs. women in Kuwait peaked at 99.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 77.7%, in 1975.
Kuwait ranks 28th of 95 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 of young men vs. women in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 77.7% | — |
| 1980 | 81.3% | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 90.7% | +11.6% |
| 1995 | 93.8% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 99.7% | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 98.5% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 98.4% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 98.6% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 99.1% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 98.7% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 99.2% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 99.2% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 99.1% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 98.8% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 99.1% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 77.7% | 77.7% | 77.7% | 1 |
| 1980s | 86.0% | 81.3% | 90.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 93.8% | 93.8% | 93.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 98.8% | 98.4% | 99.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 99.0% | 98.7% | 99.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 99.1% | 99.1% | 99.1% | 1 |
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More education data for Kuwait
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 130,982 (2021)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -2.7 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.03 units per person (2021)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 134,131 (2021)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -6.08 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0308 units per person (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 302,047 (2015)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 6.7 % change on previous year (2015)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 32,782 (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -3.88 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate of young men vs. women in Kuwait?
- Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Kuwait was 99.1% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rate of young men vs. women recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2005.
- What is the lowest literacy rate of young men vs. women recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.7% in 1975.
- How does Kuwait rank for literacy rate of young men vs. women?
- Kuwait ranks 28th out of 95 countries with data for 2020.
- Is literacy rate of young men vs. women rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy rate of young men vs. women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of men aged 15 to 24 years who can read and write.