Literacy rate, adult female in Qatar
Qatar: Literacy rate, adult female was 97.6% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, adult female in Qatar, 1986–2014
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of females ages 15 and above.
Analysis
Qatar recorded 97.6% for literacy rate, adult female in 2014. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, adult female in Qatar peaked at 97.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 72.5%, in 1986.
Qatar ranks 14th of 89 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Literacy rate, adult female in Qatar, year by year
| Year | % of females ages 15 and above | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 72.5% | — |
| 1997 | 80.9% | +11.6% |
| 2004 | 88.6% | +9.5% |
| 2007 | 90.4% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 92.7% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 92.9% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 95.4% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 95.6% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 95.8% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 97.1% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 97.6% | +0.5% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 97.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 96.4%, 1.0× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 97.6% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 88.6%, 1.1× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 72.5% | 72.5% | 72.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 80.9% | 80.9% | 80.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 91.2% | 88.6% | 92.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 96.3% | 95.4% | 97.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
More gender data for Qatar
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 510.87 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.71 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 2,823 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 2,823 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.9268 % change on previous year (2030)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, adult female in Qatar?
- Literacy rate, adult female in Qatar was 97.6% in 2014, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, adult female recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 97.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, adult female recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.5% in 1986.
- How does Qatar rank for literacy rate, adult female?
- Qatar ranks 14th out of 89 countries with data for 2014.
- Is literacy rate, adult female rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.