Qatar vs Palestine: Literacy rate, adult total
Qatar
97.8%
in 2014
Palestine
97.9%
in 2024
Qatar rank
19th
Palestine rank
16th
Literacy rate, adult total over time
- Qatar
- Palestine
How they compare
Palestine currently reports 97.9% against 97.8% in Qatar, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Palestine ahead.
Qatar ranks 19th and Palestine ranks 16th of 89 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Qatar averaged higher in 1 and Palestine in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 83.3% | 86.1% | 2.8% | Palestine |
| 2000s | 92.7% | 93.7% | 1.0% | Palestine |
| 2010s | 96.9% | 95.5% | 1.4% | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rate, adult total, Qatar or Palestine?
- Palestine, at 97.9% against 97.8% in Qatar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in literacy rate, adult total between Qatar and Palestine?
- 0.1%, with Palestine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Palestine?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2014.
- How do Qatar and Palestine rank globally for literacy rate, adult total?
- Qatar ranks 19th and Palestine ranks 16th of 89 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Literacy rate, adult total (% of people 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.