Literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Qatar
Qatar: Literacy rates vs average years of schooling was 99.3 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
99.3
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
10th
of 128 countries
All-time high
99.3
in 2023
All-time low
7.5
in 1950
Years of data
16
1950–2023
Literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Qatar, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Qatar is 99.3, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Qatar peaked at 99.3 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.5, in 1950.
Qatar ranks 10th of 128 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1 |
| 1980s | 75.64 | 75.64 | 75.64 | 1 |
| 1990s | 83.26 | 83.26 | 83.26 | 1 |
| 2000s | 92.69 | 88.96 | 94.72 | 4 |
| 2010s | 97.41 | 96.28 | 98.78 | 7 |
| 2020s | 99.3 | 99.29 | 99.3 | 2 |
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More education data for Qatar
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 83.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 14,931 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.72 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 98.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Qatar?
- Literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Qatar was 99.3 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rates vs average years of schooling recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 99.3 in 2023.
- What is the lowest literacy rates vs average years of schooling recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5 in 1950.
- How does Qatar rank for literacy rates vs average years of schooling?
- Qatar ranks 10th out of 128 countries with data for 2023.
- Is literacy rates vs average years of schooling rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy rates vs average years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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