Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in Kuwait
Kuwait: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity was 1 GPIA in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1 GPIA
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
23rd
of 96 countries
All-time high
1.01 GPIA
in 2018
All-time low
0.85 GPIA
in 1975
Years of data
15
1975–2020
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in Kuwait, 1975–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 1 GPIA for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in 2020.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in Kuwait peaked at 1.01 GPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.85 GPIA, in 1975.
Kuwait ranks 23rd of 96 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.85 GPIA | — |
| 1980 | 0.94 GPIA | +10.6% |
| 1985 | 0.93 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.96 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 1 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 1 GPIA | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.85 GPIA | 0.85 GPIA | 0.85 GPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.935 GPIA | 0.93 GPIA | 0.94 GPIA | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.96 GPIA | 0.96 GPIA | 0.96 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 20 Burundi 1 GPIA compare
- 21 Mauritius 1 GPIA compare
- 22 Myanmar 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Albania 1 GPIA compare
- 23 United Arab Emirates 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Armenia 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Azerbaijan 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Bahrain 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Belarus 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Brazil 1 GPIA compare
- 23 China 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Cape Verde 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Ecuador 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Spain 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Georgia 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Jordan 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Sri Lanka 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Macau, China 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Republic of Moldova 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Maldives 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Mexico 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Nigeria 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Oman 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Peru 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Paraguay 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Qatar 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Saudi Arabia 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Singapore 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Serbia 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Eswatini 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Thailand 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Tonga 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Tunisia 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Uruguay 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Uzbekistan 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Viet Nam 1 GPIA compare
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 youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in Kuwait?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in Kuwait was 1 GPIA in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPIA in 2018.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.85 GPIA in 1975.
- How does Kuwait rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity?
- Kuwait ranks 23rd out of 96 countries with data for 2020.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release