Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Kuwait
Kuwait: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male was 96.9% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Kuwait, 1975–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Kuwait stood at 96.9%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Kuwait peaked at 96.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 65.5%, in 1975.
Kuwait ranks 35th 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, male in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 65.5% | — |
| 1980 | 70.6% | +7.8% |
| 1985 | 75.3% | +6.7% |
| 1995 | 78.8% | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 93.9% | +19.2% |
| 2006 | 94.2% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 94.5% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 94.8% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 95.3% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 95.8% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 96.1% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 96.2% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 96.5% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 96.5% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 96.9% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 65.5% | 65.5% | 65.5% | 1 |
| 1980s | 73.0% | 70.6% | 75.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 78.8% | 78.8% | 78.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 94.4% | 93.9% | 94.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 96.1% | 95.3% | 96.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 96.9% | 96.9% | 96.9% | 1 |
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More education data for Kuwait
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Kuwait?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Kuwait was 96.9% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 96.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.5% in 1975.
- How does Kuwait rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male?
- Kuwait ranks 35th out of 88 countries with data for 2020.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release