Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban, female in Kuwait

Kuwait: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban, female was 95.2% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
95.2%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
15th
of 39 countries
All-time high
95.2%
in 2018
All-time low
89.4%
in 2006
Years of data
9
2006–2018

Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban, female in Kuwait, 2006–2018

0204060801002006201220182006: 89.4 %2007: 90 %2008: 91.8 %2010: 91.7 %2012: 95 %2013: 94.3 %2015: 94.5 %2017: 95 %2018: 95.2 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban, female in Kuwait stood at 95.2%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban, female in Kuwait peaked at 95.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 89.4%, in 2006.

Kuwait ranks 15th of 39 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban, female in Kuwait, year by year

Annual values for Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban, female (%) in Kuwait, 2006 to 2018.
Year % Change
2006 89.4%
2007 90.0% +0.6%
2008 91.8% +2.0%
2010 91.7% -0.1%
2012 95.0% +3.6%
2013 94.3% -0.8%
2015 94.5% +0.2%
2017 95.0% +0.6%
2018 95.2% +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 90.4% 89.4% 91.8% 3
2010s 94.3% 91.7% 95.2% 6

Countries ranked near Kuwait

  1. 12 Palestine, State of 96.1% compare
  2. 13 Singapore 95.9% compare
  3. 14 Paraguay 95.6% compare
  4. 16 Dominican Republic 95.0% compare
  5. 17 Thailand 94.9% compare
  6. 18 Peru 94.9% compare

See the full ranking of 39 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban, female in Kuwait?
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban, female in Kuwait was 95.2% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban, female recorded in Kuwait?
The highest recorded value was 95.2% in 2018.
What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban, female recorded in Kuwait?
The lowest recorded value was 89.4% in 2006.
How does Kuwait rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban, female?
Kuwait ranks 15th out of 39 countries with data for 2018.
Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban, female rising or falling in Kuwait?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kuwait data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
39 places, 366 data points, 1976–2019
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Total number of females in urban areas over age 15 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/