Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — Value — All age in Kuwait
Kuwait: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — Value — All age was 96.46 % in 2020. ▬ Flat
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — Value — All age in Kuwait, 2006–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — all age in Kuwait is 96.46 %, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — all age in Kuwait peaked at 97.25 % in 2018 and was at its lowest, 93.47 %, in 2006.
Kuwait ranks 22nd of 45 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — Value — All age in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 93.47 % | — |
| 2007 | 93.85 % | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 93.9 % | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 94.99 % | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 96.95 % | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 95.59 % | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 96.83 % | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 97.15 % | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 97.25 % | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 96.46 % | -0.8% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 96.46 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 97.81 %, 99% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 96.46 % is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 96.46 %, 1.0× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.74 % | 93.47 % | 93.9 % | 3 |
| 2010s | 96.46 % | 94.99 % | 97.25 % | 6 |
| 2020s | 96.46 % | 96.46 % | 96.46 % | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More economy & growth data for Kuwait
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.82 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.61 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 2.99 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 614.43 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 413.09 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -32.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 84.91 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — all age in Kuwait?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — all age in Kuwait was 96.46 % in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — all age recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 97.25 % in 2018.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — all age recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.47 % in 2006.
- How does Kuwait rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — all age?
- Kuwait ranks 22nd out of 45 countries with data for 2020.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — all age rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — Urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.