Kuwait - Literacy rate
Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24)
Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24) in Kuwait was 99.58 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 99.79 in 2005, while its lowest value was 66.01 in 1975.
Definition: 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.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1975 | 66.01 |
| 1980 | 76.03 |
| 1985 | 84.09 |
| 1995 | 90.18 |
| 2005 | 99.79 |
| 2006 | 98.50 |
| 2007 | 98.51 |
| 2008 | 98.74 |
| 2010 | 98.72 |
| 2012 | 98.84 |
| 2013 | 99.04 |
| 2015 | 99.40 |
| 2017 | 99.50 |
| 2018 | 99.50 |
| 2020 | 99.58 |
Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24)
Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24) in Kuwait was 99.10 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 99.69 in 2005, while its lowest value was 77.69 in 1975.
Definition: 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.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1975 | 77.69 |
| 1980 | 81.29 |
| 1985 | 90.69 |
| 1995 | 93.80 |
| 2005 | 99.69 |
| 2006 | 98.52 |
| 2007 | 98.40 |
| 2008 | 98.57 |
| 2010 | 99.06 |
| 2012 | 98.74 |
| 2013 | 99.25 |
| 2015 | 99.15 |
| 2017 | 99.06 |
| 2018 | 98.78 |
| 2020 | 99.10 |
Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24)
Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24) in Kuwait was 99.30 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 99.73 in 2005, while its lowest value was 72.22 in 1975.
Definition: 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.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1975 | 72.22 |
| 1980 | 78.98 |
| 1985 | 87.46 |
| 1995 | 92.04 |
| 2005 | 99.73 |
| 2006 | 98.51 |
| 2007 | 98.45 |
| 2008 | 98.64 |
| 2010 | 98.90 |
| 2012 | 98.78 |
| 2013 | 99.15 |
| 2015 | 99.26 |
| 2017 | 99.24 |
| 2018 | 99.08 |
| 2020 | 99.30 |
Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above)
Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above) in Kuwait was 95.35 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 95.35 in 2020, while its lowest value was 48.02 in 1975.
Definition: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1975 | 48.02 |
| 1980 | 59.11 |
| 1985 | 68.85 |
| 1995 | 74.15 |
| 2005 | 91.04 |
| 2006 | 90.83 |
| 2007 | 91.50 |
| 2008 | 91.78 |
| 2010 | 92.68 |
| 2012 | 94.97 |
| 2013 | 94.30 |
| 2015 | 94.47 |
| 2017 | 94.83 |
| 2018 | 94.91 |
| 2020 | 95.35 |
Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above)
Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above) in Kuwait was 97.05 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 97.05 in 2020, while its lowest value was 68.03 in 1975.
Definition: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1975 | 68.03 |
| 1980 | 72.79 |
| 1985 | 78.20 |
| 1995 | 81.12 |
| 2005 | 94.45 |
| 2006 | 94.53 |
| 2007 | 94.79 |
| 2008 | 95.02 |
| 2010 | 95.55 |
| 2012 | 95.84 |
| 2013 | 96.35 |
| 2015 | 96.39 |
| 2017 | 96.70 |
| 2018 | 96.67 |
| 2020 | 97.05 |
Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)
Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) in Kuwait was 96.46 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 96.46 in 2020, while its lowest value was 59.56 in 1975.
Definition: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1975 | 59.56 |
| 1980 | 67.52 |
| 1985 | 74.49 |
| 1995 | 78.40 |
| 2005 | 93.27 |
| 2006 | 93.28 |
| 2007 | 93.66 |
| 2008 | 93.90 |
| 2010 | 94.47 |
| 2012 | 95.51 |
| 2013 | 95.59 |
| 2015 | 95.69 |
| 2017 | 96.04 |
| 2018 | 96.06 |
| 2020 | 96.46 |
Classification
Topic: Education Indicators
Sub-Topic: Outcomes
