Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Qatar
Qatar: Literacy rate of young men vs. women was 99.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Qatar, 1986–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, literacy rate of young men vs. women in Qatar stood at 99.7%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate of young men vs. women in Qatar peaked at 99.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 88.5%, in 1986.
That places Qatar 17th out of 95 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.
Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Qatar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 88.5% | — |
| 1997 | 94.1% | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 94.9% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 99.1% | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 95.3% | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 97.7% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 96.3% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 97.6% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 98.7% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 98.4% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 98.7% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 98.9% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 99.7% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 88.5% | 88.5% | 88.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 94.1% | 94.1% | 94.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 96.8% | 94.9% | 99.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 98.2% | 96.3% | 98.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 99.5% | 99.0% | 99.7% | 3 |
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More education data for Qatar
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 180,287 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0631 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 88,646 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate of young men vs. women in Qatar?
- Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Qatar was 99.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rate of young men vs. women recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate of young men vs. women recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.5% in 1986.
- How does Qatar rank for literacy rate of young men vs. women?
- Qatar ranks 17th out of 95 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate of young men vs. women rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy rate of young men vs. women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of men aged 15 to 24 years who can read and write.