Adult Literacy Rate in Qatar
Qatar: Adult Literacy Rate was 97.75 in 2014. β² Rising
Adult Literacy Rate in Qatar, 1986β2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult literacy rate in Qatar is 97.75, measured in 2014. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate in Qatar peaked at 97.75 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 75.64, in 1986.
Qatar ranks 21st of 110 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 75.64 | 75.64 | 75.64 | 1 |
| 1990s | 83.26 | 83.26 | 83.26 | 1 |
| 2000s | 92.69 | 88.96 | 94.72 | 4 |
| 2010s | 96.92 | 96.28 | 97.75 | 5 |
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More gender data for Qatar
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 14,984 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 15,440 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 15,715 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 15,894 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 16,180 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 16,266 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 15,973 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 16,280 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 15,905 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 16,469 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate in Qatar?
- Adult literacy rate in Qatar was 97.75 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 97.75 in 2014.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.64 in 1986.
- How does Qatar rank for adult literacy rate?
- Qatar ranks 21st out of 110 countries with data for 2014.
- Is adult literacy rate rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Adult Literacy Rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on educational outcomes.