Youth/adult literacy rate in Kuwait
Kuwait: Youth/adult literacy rate was 99.3% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
99.3%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
16th
of 57 countries
All-time high
99.7%
in 2005
All-time low
98.5%
in 2007
Years of data
11
2005–2020
Youth/adult literacy rate in Kuwait, 2005–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth/adult literacy rate in Kuwait is 99.3%, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth/adult literacy rate in Kuwait peaked at 99.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 98.5%, in 2007.
That places Kuwait 16th out of 57 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Youth/adult literacy rate in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 99.7% | — |
| 2006 | 98.5% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 98.5% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 98.6% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 98.9% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 98.8% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 99.2% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 99.2% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.1% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 99.3% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.8% | 98.5% | 99.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 99.1% | 98.8% | 99.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 99.3% | 99.3% | 99.3% | 1 |
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More education data for Kuwait
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -5.38 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 29,649 (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3,133 (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 71,259 (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -10.33 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 50,581 (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.6 % change on previous year (2021)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth/adult literacy rate in Kuwait?
- Youth/adult literacy rate in Kuwait was 99.3% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest youth/adult literacy rate recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2005.
- What is the lowest youth/adult literacy rate recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.5% in 2007.
- How does Kuwait rank for youth/adult literacy rate?
- Kuwait ranks 16th out of 57 countries with data for 2020.
- Is youth/adult literacy rate rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Youth/adult literacy rate (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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