Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Qatar
Qatar: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female was 88.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Qatar, 1986–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Qatar is 88.6%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 49.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Qatar peaked at 89.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 1986.
That places Qatar 19th out of 90 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Qatar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 11.0% | — |
| 1997 | 15.3% | +39.3% |
| 2004 | 19.6% | +28.3% |
| 2007 | 45.4% | +132.0% |
| 2008 | 35.4% | -22.2% |
| 2009 | 38.6% | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 48.5% | +25.5% |
| 2011 | 54.4% | +12.2% |
| 2012 | 71.4% | +31.2% |
| 2013 | 56.6% | -20.7% |
| 2014 | 59.4% | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 72.1% | +21.4% |
| 2017 | 71.3% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 85.9% | +20.5% |
| 2023 | 89.0% | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 88.6% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.0% | 11.0% | 11.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 15.3% | 15.3% | 15.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 34.7% | 19.6% | 45.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 61.9% | 48.5% | 72.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 87.8% | 85.9% | 89.0% | 3 |
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More education data for Qatar
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11,805 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3,126 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 32,446 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 17,253 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 13.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Qatar?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Qatar was 88.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 89.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 1986.
- How does Qatar rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- Qatar ranks 19th out of 90 countries with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.1%. 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 Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release