Literacy rate, youth female in Kuwait
Kuwait: Literacy rate, youth female was 99.6% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, youth female in Kuwait, 1975–2020
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of females ages 15-24.
Analysis
In 2020, literacy rate, youth female in Kuwait stood at 99.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, youth female in Kuwait peaked at 99.8% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 66.0%, in 1975.
Kuwait ranks 21st of 105 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Literacy rate, youth female in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % of females ages 15-24 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 66.0% | — |
| 1980 | 76.0% | +15.2% |
| 1985 | 84.1% | +10.6% |
| 1995 | 90.2% | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 99.8% | +10.7% |
| 2006 | 98.5% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 98.7% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 98.7% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 99.0% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 99.4% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.6% | +0.1% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 99.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 99.6%, 100% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 99.6% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 98.6%, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 66.0% | 66.0% | 66.0% | 1 |
| 1980s | 80.1% | 76.0% | 84.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 90.2% | 90.2% | 90.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 98.9% | 98.5% | 99.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 99.2% | 98.7% | 99.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 99.6% | 99.6% | 99.6% | 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, youth female in Kuwait?
- Literacy rate, youth female in Kuwait was 99.6% in 2020, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, youth female recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2005.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, youth female recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.0% in 1975.
- How does Kuwait rank for literacy rate, youth female?
- Kuwait ranks 21st out of 105 countries with data for 2020.
- Is literacy rate, youth female rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.