Kuwait: Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)
In , Kuwait's Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) was 96.46.
That's up 0.4% from 2018, the highest value on record.
The global average for this indicator in 2020 was 89.47 .
Source: World Bank Open Data (SE.ADT.LITR.ZS) • Data as of 2020
Trend (2005–2020)
Highlights
- Peak
- 96.46
- Trough
- 93.27
- 5-year change
- +0.8%
- +0.2% / yr
- 10-year change
- +2.1%
- +0.2% / yr
Historical Data — Last 10 Years
| Year | Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) |
|---|---|
| 96.4600 | |
| 96.0600 | |
| 96.0400 | |
| 95.6900 | |
| 95.5900 | |
| 95.5100 | |
| 94.4700 | |
| 93.9000 | |
| 93.6600 | |
| 93.2800 |
About Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)
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.
Indicator code: SE.ADT.LITR.ZS • Category: Education
Frequently asked questions
- What was Kuwait's Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) in 2020?
- In 2020, Kuwait's Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) was 96.46, according to World Bank Open Data.
- Is Kuwait's Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) rising or falling?
- Kuwait's Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) rose 0.4% from 2018 to 2020.
- How does Kuwait's Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) compare to the world average?
- The global average for Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) in 2020 was 89.47, so Kuwait is above the world average.
- What is Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) and how is it measured?
- 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.
Source: World Bank Open Data (SE.ADT.LITR.ZS), CC BY 4.0.