Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female in Qatar

Qatar: Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female was 18,184 number in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
18,184 number
Change on year
down 11.3%
World rank
65th
of 83 countries
All-time high
31,075 number
in 2012
All-time low
17,803 number
in 1986
Years of data
13
1986–2017

Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female in Qatar, 1986–2017

010.0k20.0k30.0k1986200120171986: 17.8k number1997: 18.4k number2004: 18.7k number2007: 19.1k number2008: 21.4k number2009: 23.1k number2010: 20.1k number2011: 28.6k number2012: 31.1k number2013: 26.2k number2014: 25.5k number2016: 20.5k number2017: 18.2k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for illiterate population, 25-64 years, female in Qatar is 18,184 number, measured in 2017.

That represents a change of down 11.3% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, illiterate population, 25-64 years, female in Qatar peaked at 31,075 number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 17,803 number, in 1986.

That places Qatar 65th out of 83 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 17,803 number 17,803 number 17,803 number 1
1990s 18,436 number 18,436 number 18,436 number 1
2000s 20,546 number 18,657 number 23,104 number 4
2010s 24,327 number 18,184 number 31,075 number 7

Countries ranked near Qatar

  1. 62 Greece 29,595 number compare
  2. 63 Eswatini 24,142 number compare
  3. 66 Kazakhstan 12,411 number compare
  4. 67 Bahrain 12,137 number compare
  5. 68 Suriname 9,371 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is illiterate population, 25-64 years, female in Qatar?
Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female in Qatar was 18,184 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest illiterate population, 25-64 years, female recorded in Qatar?
The highest recorded value was 31,075 number in 2012.
What is the lowest illiterate population, 25-64 years, female recorded in Qatar?
The lowest recorded value was 17,803 number in 1986.
How does Qatar rank for illiterate population, 25-64 years, female?
Qatar ranks 65th out of 83 countries with data for 2017.
Is illiterate population, 25-64 years, female rising or falling in Qatar?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. 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 Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Illiterate population, 25-64 years, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
122 places, 2,240 data points, 1970–2019
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Total number of females from age 25 to age 64 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.