Literacy rate, population 25-64 years … rate gender GPIA adjusted in Kuwait
Kuwait: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years … rate gender GPIA adjusted was 0.99 GPIA in 2020. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Kuwait, 1975–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 0.99 GPIA for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in 2020.
That represents a change of up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Kuwait peaked at 1 GPIA in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.61 GPIA, in 1975.
That places Kuwait 31st out of 87 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years … rate gender GPIA adjusted in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.61 GPIA | — |
| 1980 | 0.74 GPIA | +21.3% |
| 1985 | 0.84 GPIA | +13.5% |
| 1995 | 0.88 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 0.96 GPIA | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 0.96 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.97 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.97 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.97 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.99 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 0.99 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.995 GPIA, 99% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 0.99 GPIA is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.97 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.61 GPIA | 0.61 GPIA | 0.61 GPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.79 GPIA | 0.74 GPIA | 0.84 GPIA | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.88 GPIA | 0.88 GPIA | 0.88 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.965 GPIA | 0.96 GPIA | 0.97 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.9883 GPIA | 0.97 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.99 GPIA | 0.99 GPIA | 0.99 GPIA | 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, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Kuwait?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Kuwait was 0.99 GPIA in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2012.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.61 GPIA in 1975.
- How does Kuwait rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index?
- Kuwait ranks 31st out of 87 countries with data for 2020.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. 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, published as part of Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release