Literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Kuwait
Kuwait: Literacy rates vs average years of schooling was 96.46 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Kuwait, 1950–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2020, literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Kuwait stood at 96.46. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Kuwait peaked at 96.46 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 17.5, in 1950.
Kuwait ranks 44th of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 17.5 | — |
| 1975 | 59.56 | +240.3% |
| 1980 | 67.52 | +13.4% |
| 1985 | 74.49 | +10.3% |
| 1995 | 78.4 | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 93.27 | +19.0% |
| 2006 | 93.28 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 93.66 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 93.9 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 94.47 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 95.51 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 95.59 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 95.69 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 96.04 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 96.06 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 96.46 | +0.4% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 96.46 is below the median for high income countries, which is 97.65, 99% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 96.46 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 93.31, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Kuwait changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +240.3% | 17.5 | 59.56 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 17.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 1 |
| 1970s | 59.56 | 59.56 | 59.56 | 1 |
| 1980s | 71 | 67.52 | 74.49 | 2 |
| 1990s | 78.4 | 78.4 | 78.4 | 1 |
| 2000s | 93.53 | 93.27 | 93.9 | 4 |
| 2010s | 95.56 | 94.47 | 96.06 | 6 |
| 2020s | 96.46 | 96.46 | 96.46 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More education data for Kuwait
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 86.7 (2021)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 80.57 (2021)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Kuwait?
- Literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Kuwait was 96.46 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rates vs average years of schooling recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 96.46 in 2020.
- What is the lowest literacy rates vs average years of schooling recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.5 in 1950.
- How does Kuwait rank for literacy rates vs average years of schooling?
- Kuwait ranks 44th out of 128 countries with data for 2020.
- Is literacy rates vs average years of schooling 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy rates vs average years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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