Qatar vs United Arab Emirates: Literacy rates among adults
Qatar
99.3%
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
98.8%
in 2024
Qatar rank
9th
United Arab Emirates rank
11th
Literacy rates among adults over time
- Qatar
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 99.3% against 98.8% in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.5%.
Qatar ranks 9th and United Arab Emirates ranks 11th of 89 countries.
Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rates among adults, Qatar or United Arab Emirates?
- Qatar, at 99.3% against 98.8% in United Arab Emirates as of 2024.
- What is the difference in literacy rates among adults between Qatar and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.5%, with Qatar ahead.
- How do Qatar and United Arab Emirates rank globally for literacy rates among adults?
- Qatar ranks 9th and United Arab Emirates ranks 11th of 89 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Literacy rates among adults. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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Share of the population aged 15 years and older who can read and write.