Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Kuwait
Kuwait: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index was 0.97 LPIA in 2018. ▬ Flat
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Kuwait, 2006–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Kuwait is 0.97 LPIA, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Kuwait peaked at 0.99 LPIA in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.97 LPIA, in 2012.
Kuwait ranks 16th of 53 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.99 LPIA | — |
| 2007 | 0.99 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.98 LPIA | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.97 LPIA | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.97 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.97 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.97 LPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.99 LPIA | 0.99 LPIA | 0.99 LPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.972 LPIA | 0.97 LPIA | 0.98 LPIA | 5 |
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More education data for Kuwait
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 32,782 (2021)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 78.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Kuwait?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Kuwait was 0.97 LPIA in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 0.99 LPIA in 2006.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.97 LPIA in 2012.
- How does Kuwait rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index?
- Kuwait ranks 16th out of 53 countries with data for 2018.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index 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 Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release