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Kuwait — 36 years of data

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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 71% (est.)
1991 74% (male 78%, female 69%) age 15 and over can read and write (1985)
1992 74% (male 78%, female 69%) age 15 and over can read and write (1985)
1993 age 15 and over can read and write (1990) total population: 73% male: 77% female: 67%
1994 age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.) total population: 73% male: 77% female: 67%
1995 age 15 and over can read and write (1985) total population: 74% male: 78% female: 69%
1996 age 15 and over can read and write (1995 est.) total population: 78.6% male: 82.2% female: 74.9%
1997 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 78.6% male : 82.2% female: 74.9% (1995 est.)
1998 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 78.6% male: 82.2% female: 74.9% (1995 est.)
1999 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 78.6% male: 82.2% female: 74.9% (1995 est.)
2000 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 78.6% male: 82.2% female: 74.9% (1995 est.)
2001 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 78.6% male: 82.2% female: 74.9% (1995 est.)
2002 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 78.6% male: 82.2% female: 74.9% (1995 est.)
2003 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 83.5% male: 85.1% female: 81.7% (2003 est.)
2004 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 83.5% male: 85.1% female: 81.7% (2003 est.)
2005 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 83.5% male: 85.1% female: 81.7% (2003 est.)
2006 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 83.5% male: 85.1% female: 81.7% (2003 est.)
2007 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 93.3% male: 94.4% female: 91% (2005 census)
2008 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 93.3% male: 94.4% female: 91% (2005 census)
2009 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 93.3% male: 94.4% female: 91% (2005 census)
2010 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 93.3% male: 94.4% female: 91% (2005 census)
2011 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 93.3% male: 94.4% female: 91% (2005 census)
2012 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 93.3% male: 94.4% female: 91% (2005 census)
2013 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 93.9% male: 95% female: 91.8% (2008 est.)
2014 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 93.9% male: 95% female: 91.8% (2008 est.)
2015 definition: age 15 and over can read and write | total population: 96.3% | male: 96.5% | female: 95.8% (2015 est.)
2016 definition: age 15 and over can read and write | total population: 96.3% | male: 96.5% | female: 95.8% (2015 est.)
2017 definition: age 15 and over can read and write | total population: 95.7% | male: 96.4% | female: 94.5% (2016 est.)
2018 definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2016 est.) | total population: 95.7% (2016 est.) | male: 96.4% (2016 est.) | female: 94.5% (2016 est.)
2019 definition: age 15 and over can read and write | total population: 96% | male: 96.7% | female: 94.8% (2017)
2020 definition: age 15 and over can read and write | total population: 96.1% | male: 96.7% | female: 94.9% (2018)
2021 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 96.5% male: 97.1% female: 95.4% (2020)
2022 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 96.5% male: 97.1% female: 95.4% (2020)
2023 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 96.5% male: 97.1% female: 95.4% (2020)
2024 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 96.5% male: 97.1% female: 95.4% (2020)
2025 total population: 96.5% (2020 est.) male: 97.1% (2020 est.) female: 95.3% (2020 est.)