Proportion of youth and adults with information and communications in Kuwait
Kuwait: Proportion of youth and adults with information and communications was 39.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
39.8%
Change on year
down 4.8%
World rank
15th
of 38 countries
All-time high
41.8%
in 2023
All-time low
38.4%
in 2018
Years of data
6
2018–2025
Proportion of youth and adults with information and communications in Kuwait, 2018–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 39.8% for proportion of youth and adults with information and communications in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.8% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
That places Kuwait 15th out of 38 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of youth and adults with information and communications in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 38.4% | — |
| 2019 | 38.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 38.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 38.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 41.8% | +8.9% |
| 2025 | 39.8% | -4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 38.4% | 38.4% | 38.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 39.6% | 38.4% | 41.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More science & technology data for Kuwait
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 167.68 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.67 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 8.11 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 455.32 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.3956 % change on previous year (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 1,395 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0003 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of youth and adults with information and communications in Kuwait?
- Proportion of youth and adults with information and communications in Kuwait was 39.8% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of youth and adults with information and communications recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 41.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults with information and communications recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.4% in 2018.
- How does Kuwait rank for proportion of youth and adults with information and communications?
- Kuwait ranks 15th out of 38 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of youth and adults with information and communications rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of youth and adults with information and communications technology (ICT) skills, by sex and type of skill (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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