The statistic depicts the literacy rate in Qatar from 2007 to 2017. The literacy rate measures the percentage of people aged 15 and above who can read and write. In 2017, Qatar's literacy rate was around 93.46 percent.
Qatar: Literacy rate from 2007 to 2017, total and by gender
Characteristic
Adult total
Adult male
Adult female
2017
93.46%
93.14%
94.71%
2016
93.15%
92.88%
94.21%
2014
91.33%
91.05%
92.45%
2013
90.63%
90.34%
91.73%
2012
90.17%
90%
90.81%
2011
91.36%
91.65%
90.25%
2010
91.78%
91.75%
91.9%
2009
91.15%
91.37%
90.15%
2008
91.01%
91.44%
89.14%
2007
90.06%
89.96%
90.44%
89%90%91%92%93%94%95%
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