Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Qatar
Qatar: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female was 99.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
99.8%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
5th
of 88 countries
All-time high
99.8%
in 2022
All-time low
64.8%
in 1986
Years of data
14
1986–2024
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Qatar, 1986–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Qatar recorded 99.8% for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in 2024.
The figure is up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Qatar peaked at 99.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 64.8%, in 1986.
Qatar ranks 5th of 88 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Qatar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 64.8% | — |
| 1997 | 77.8% | +20.1% |
| 2004 | 87.6% | +12.7% |
| 2007 | 88.9% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 92.7% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 92.5% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 95.8% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 95.7% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 95.0% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 98.9% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 99.3% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 99.8% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 99.8% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 64.8% | 64.8% | 64.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 77.8% | 77.8% | 77.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 90.4% | 87.6% | 92.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 96.9% | 95.0% | 99.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 99.8% | 99.8% | 99.8% | 3 |
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More education data for Qatar
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 14,931 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 83.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Qatar?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Qatar was 99.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.8% in 1986.
- How does Qatar rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
- Qatar ranks 5th out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. 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 Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release