Youth literacy in Kuwait
In Kuwait, 99.3% of people aged 15 to 24 could read and write in 2020. The value for 2020 is the highest since 2005.
The latest value for Kuwait is for 2020. Most countries have figures for 2022.
Kuwait, 2020
99.3%
Change from 2018
+0.2percentage points
Youth literacy in Kuwait over time
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The chart loads when you scroll to it. The table below shows the same data.
The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of people aged 15 to 24. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Kuwait |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 99.3% |
| 2018 | 99.1% |
| 2017 | 99.2% |
| 2015 | 99.3% |
| 2013 | 99.2% |
| 2012 | 98.8% |
| 2010 | 98.9% |
| 2008 | 98.6% |
| 2007 | 98.4% |
| 2006 | 98.5% |
| 2005 | 99.7% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 99.1% in 2018, a change of +0.2 percentage points.
- Since 2005, when it was 99.7%, the figure has changed by −0.4 percentage points.