Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Qatar
Qatar: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male was 99.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
99.2%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
13th
of 88 countries
All-time high
99.3%
in 2022
All-time low
74.3%
in 1986
Years of data
14
1986–2024
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Qatar, 1986–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Qatar stood at 99.2%.
The figure is up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Qatar peaked at 99.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 74.3%, in 1986.
Qatar ranks 13th of 88 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Qatar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 74.3% | — |
| 1997 | 83.2% | +12.0% |
| 2004 | 88.6% | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 93.1% | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 94.3% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 94.8% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 96.7% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 96.6% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 96.7% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 98.5% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 98.8% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 99.3% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 99.2% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 74.3% | 74.3% | 74.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 83.2% | 83.2% | 83.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 92.7% | 88.6% | 94.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 97.5% | 96.6% | 98.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 99.2% | 99.2% | 99.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 10 Oman 99.4% compare
- 11 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 99.3% compare
- 12 Montenegro 99.2% compare
- 14 China 99.1% compare
- 15 Singapore 99.1% compare
- 16 United Arab Emirates 99.1% compare
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 literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Qatar?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Qatar was 99.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 99.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.3% in 1986.
- How does Qatar rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male?
- Qatar ranks 13th out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release