Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs Qatar: Literacy rate, adult male

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
83.2%
in 2024
Qatar
97.8%
in 2014
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
27th
Qatar rank
26th

Literacy rate, adult male over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
  • Qatar
020406080100197419992024

How they compare

Qatar currently reports 97.8% against 83.2% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 14.6%.

That makes Qatar's figure about 1.2 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Qatar has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 27th and Qatar ranks 26th of 39 groups.

Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Qatar Difference Ahead
1980s 58.2% 76.8% 18.6% Qatar
1990s 69.5% 84.2% 14.7% Qatar
2000s 78.0% 93.1% 15.1% Qatar
2010s 80.5% 97.1% 16.6% Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher literacy rate, adult male, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan or Qatar?
Qatar, at 97.8% against 83.2% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2014.
What is the difference in literacy rate, adult male between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Qatar?
14.6%, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Qatar?
11 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2014.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Qatar rank globally for literacy rate, adult male?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 27th and Qatar ranks 26th of 39 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above)
Unit
% of males ages 15 and above
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
127 places, 2,578 data points, 1974–2024
Last refreshed

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.