Qatar vs World: Literacy rate, adult female
Qatar
97.6%
in 2014
World
84.6%
in 2024
Qatar rank
14th
World rank
17th
Literacy rate, adult female over time
- Qatar
- World
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 97.6% against 84.6% in World, a difference of 13.0%.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.2 times World's.
Across all 11 years both countries report, Qatar has been ahead every year.
Qatar ranks 14th and World ranks 17th of 89 countries.
Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 72.5% | 63.9% | 8.6% | Qatar |
| 1990s | 80.9% | 74.0% | 6.9% | Qatar |
| 2000s | 91.2% | 78.6% | 12.6% | Qatar |
| 2010s | 96.3% | 80.9% | 15.4% | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rate, adult female, Qatar or World?
- Qatar, at 97.6% against 84.6% in World as of 2014.
- What is the difference in literacy rate, adult female between Qatar and World?
- 13.0%, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and World?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2014.
- How do Qatar and World rank globally for literacy rate, adult female?
- Qatar ranks 14th and World ranks 17th of 89 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.