Kuwait Literacy Rate 1975-2024
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.
- Kuwait literacy rate for 2020 was 96.46%, a 0.4% increase from 2018.
- Kuwait literacy rate for 2018 was 96.06%, a 0.02% increase from 2017.
- Kuwait literacy rate for 2017 was 96.04%, a 0.35% increase from 2015.
- Kuwait literacy rate for 2015 was 95.69%, a 0.1% increase from 2013.
| Kuwait Literacy Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Literacy Rate |
Annual Change |
| 2020 |
96.46% |
0.40% |
| 2018 |
96.06% |
0.02% |
| 2017 |
96.04% |
0.35% |
| 2015 |
95.69% |
0.10% |
| 2013 |
95.59% |
0.07% |
| 2012 |
95.51% |
1.04% |
| 2010 |
94.47% |
0.57% |
| 2008 |
93.90% |
0.23% |
| 2007 |
93.66% |
0.38% |
| 2006 |
93.28% |
0.01% |
| 2005 |
93.27% |
14.88% |
| 1995 |
78.40% |
3.90% |
| 1985 |
74.49% |
6.97% |
| 1980 |
67.52% |
7.95% |
| 1975 |
59.56% |
7.95% |
