Literacy rate in Kuwait in 2020 — 96.46%. Ranked 15 in the world out of 42. Since 1975, the indicator has risen by 36.9 pp.
1975–2020 · % of population aged 15+
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Kuwait
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 96.46 | — |
| 2018 | 96.06 | +0.02 pp |
| 2017 | 96.04 | — |
| 2015 | 95.69 | — |
| 2013 | 95.59 | +0.08 pp |
| 2012 | 95.51 | — |
| 2010 | 94.47 | — |
| 2008 | 93.9 | +0.24 pp |
| 2007 | 93.66 | +0.38 pp |
| 2006 | 93.28 | +0.01 pp |
| 2005 | 93.27 | — |
| 1995 | 78.4 | — |
| 1985 | 74.49 | — |
| 1980 | 67.52 | — |
| 1975 | 59.56 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The share of the population aged 15 and older able to read and write a short simple statement about their everyday life. The UNESCO definition is deliberately minimal — it is the threshold of functional literacy, not an assessment of the quality of education. In most countries the data come from censuses and surveys, so they are updated irregularly.
Important: The series is incomplete: values are published only for the years in which a census or a literacy survey was conducted.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.
What share of their potential a child born today will manage to realize.
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