Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Qatar
Qatar: Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index was 1 index in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1 index
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
23rd
of 96 countries
All-time high
1.03 index
in 1986
All-time low
1 index
in 2007
Years of data
16
1986–2024
Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Qatar, 1986–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Qatar is 1 index, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Qatar peaked at 1.03 index in 1986 and was at its lowest, 1 index, in 2007.
Qatar ranks 23rd of 96 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Qatar, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 1.03 index | — |
| 1997 | 1.02 index | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 1.03 index | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 1 index | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 1.02 index | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 1 index | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 1.02 index | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 1.01 index | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 index | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 1.01 index | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 1 index | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 1 index | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.03 index | 1.03 index | 1.03 index | 1 |
| 1990s | 1.02 index | 1.02 index | 1.02 index | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.01 index | 1 index | 1.03 index | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.01 index | 1 index | 1.02 index | 7 |
| 2020s | 1 index | 1 index | 1.01 index | 3 |
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More education data for Qatar
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12,368 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,379 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 25,980 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 24,823 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 151,038 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Qatar?
- Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Qatar was 1 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 index in 1986.
- What is the lowest literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 index in 2007.
- How does Qatar rank for literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index?
- Qatar ranks 23rd out of 96 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal basic literacy rates among young men and women aged 15–24. Values below 1 favor young men, and above 1 favor young women.