Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in Qatar
Qatar: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female was 99.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in Qatar, 1986–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in Qatar stood at 99.6%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in Qatar peaked at 99.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 72.5%, in 1986.
That places Qatar 7th out of 89 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in Qatar, year by year
| Year | % | 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% |
| 2016 | 98.5% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 98.8% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 99.5% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
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 | 97.0% | 95.4% | 98.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 99.6% | 99.5% | 99.6% | 3 |
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More education data for Qatar
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12,368 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,379 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 25,980 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 24,823 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 151,038 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 180,287 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 5.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0631 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in Qatar?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in Qatar was 99.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.5% in 1986.
- How does Qatar rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female?
- Qatar ranks 7th out of 89 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release