Adult literacy rate in Qatar
97.8% of adults in Qatar could read and write in 2014. The value for 2014 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1986.
The latest value for Qatar is for 2014. Most countries have figures for 2022.
Qatar, 2014
97.8%
Change from 2013
+0.3percentage points
World, 2014
85.6%
Adult literacy rate in Qatar over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of people aged 15 and above. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Qatar | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 87.7% |
| 2023 | – | 87.6% |
| 2022 | – | 87.4% |
| 2021 | – | 87.2% |
| 2020 | – | 87.0% |
| 2019 | – | 86.8% |
| 2018 | – | 86.8% |
| 2017 | – | 86.5% |
| 2016 | – | 86.3% |
| 2015 | – | 86.0% |
| 2014 | 97.8% | 85.6% |
| 2013 | 97.5% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | 96.7% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | 96.4% | 84.7% |
| 2010 | 96.3% | 84.4% |
| 2009 | 94.7% | 83.8% |
| 2008 | 94.0% | 83.5% |
| 2007 | 93.1% | 83.1% |
| 2006 | – | 82.5% |
| 2005 | – | 82.6% |
| 2004 | 89.0% | 82.6% |
| 2003 | – | 82.2% |
| 2002 | – | 81.7% |
| 2001 | – | 81.4% |
| 2000 | – | 81.1% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.3 percentage points from 97.5% in 2013.
- Since 1986, when it was 75.6%, the figure has changed by +22.1 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2014 was 85.6%.
More for Qatar
All statistics for Qatar
Primary school enrolment (gross)
97.6%
2024 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
5.6%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
100.0%
2023 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
96.0%
2012 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
83.5%
2012 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school children
4.6%
2024 · UNESCO UIS