Literacy rate, adult female in Kuwait
Kuwait: Literacy rate, adult female was 95.3% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, adult female in Kuwait, 1975–2020
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of females ages 15 and above.
Analysis
In 2020, literacy rate, adult female in Kuwait stood at 95.3%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, adult female in Kuwait peaked at 95.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 48.0%, in 1975.
That places Kuwait 27th out of 89 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Literacy rate, adult female in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % of females ages 15 and above | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 48.0% | — |
| 1980 | 59.1% | +23.1% |
| 1985 | 68.8% | +16.5% |
| 1995 | 74.2% | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 91.0% | +22.8% |
| 2006 | 90.8% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 91.5% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 91.8% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 92.7% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 95.0% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 94.3% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 94.5% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 94.8% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 94.9% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 95.3% | +0.5% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 95.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 96.4%, 99% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 95.3% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 88.6%, 1.1× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 48.0% | 48.0% | 48.0% | 1 |
| 1980s | 64.0% | 59.1% | 68.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 74.2% | 74.2% | 74.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 91.3% | 90.8% | 91.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 94.4% | 92.7% | 95.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 95.3% | 95.3% | 95.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More gender data for Kuwait
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 914.66 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.3397 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 4,410 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 4,410 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 24,181 people (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 25,253 people (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 25,948 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 26,723 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 26,893 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, adult female in Kuwait?
- Literacy rate, adult female in Kuwait was 95.3% in 2020, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, adult female recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 95.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, adult female recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.0% in 1975.
- How does Kuwait rank for literacy rate, adult female?
- Kuwait ranks 27th out of 89 countries with data for 2020.
- Is literacy rate, adult female rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. 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, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.