Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Kuwait
Kuwait: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female was 96.2% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Kuwait, 1975–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 96.2% for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in 2020. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Kuwait peaked at 96.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 40.2%, in 1975.
Kuwait ranks 34th 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, population 25-64 years, female in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 40.2% | — |
| 1980 | 52.2% | +30.0% |
| 1985 | 63.0% | +20.6% |
| 1995 | 69.7% | +10.6% |
| 2005 | 90.4% | +29.8% |
| 2006 | 90.5% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 91.4% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 91.8% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 92.9% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 95.8% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 94.9% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 95.3% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 95.7% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 95.8% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 96.2% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 40.2% | 40.2% | 40.2% | 1 |
| 1980s | 57.6% | 52.2% | 63.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 69.7% | 69.7% | 69.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 91.0% | 90.4% | 91.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 95.1% | 92.9% | 95.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 96.2% | 96.2% | 96.2% | 1 |
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More education data for Kuwait
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 82.36 (2021)
- School enrollment, primary 82.4% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Kuwait?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Kuwait was 96.2% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 96.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.2% in 1975.
- How does Kuwait rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
- Kuwait ranks 34th out of 88 countries with data for 2020.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release